Section 1

worksheet 1

Fraction Basics
Instructions  Use a Hershey’s chocolate bar to help understand basic
fraction terms and concepts and the writing of fractions. To successfully
complete this task, the student will:
• count the total number of squares in a whole chocolate bar
• write the equivalent fraction of the whole chocolate bar
• remove specific amounts of chocolate sections
• express the removed sections as fractions

Materials
paper
Hershey’s chocolate bar (1.55 oz)
pencil

Procedure
1. Open the candy packaging and make observations about the chocolate bar. Into how
many sections is the chocolate bar divided?
- 12 Pieces.
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2. The bar is divided into 12 equal parts, or 12 pieces make up one whole bar. In math,
this problem is written as:
1 = 12
12
3. If 12 pieces of the chocolate bar are expressed as 12
12 , how would just 1 piece of the
chocolate bar be expressed? In the illustration below, 1 piece, in the top left-hand
1
corner, has been eaten. Therefore, 12 has been eaten. How many pieces remain?
How is that expressed?

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11
11 pieces remain which is expressed as 12 .

 
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Fraction Basics (continued)

4. Identify and write the different fractions of the chocolate bar remaining when the
following pieces are eaten from the whole bar.
2 pieces =
5 pieces =

FRACTIONS
6 pieces =
8 pieces =

Self Evaluation
Yes No N/A
Knows that fractions represent the parts of a whole. -
1 -
Can add and subtract 12 ths.
Correctly identified the fractions that remain.
-
2 pieces
-
5 pieces
-
6 pieces
-
8 pieces

Fractions 
 First, discuss the concept that a fraction is a number
Section 1 that represents a part of a whole. Allow the students a
worksheet 1 chance to share real life situations where fractions are
experienced. Write the student responses on the board:
inches, fuel tanks, and so on.

Fraction Basics Following the initial discussion, describe how fractions

should be thought of as equal parts of a whole. Again,
Instructions Use a Hershey’s chocolate bar to help understand basic give the students an
fraction terms and concepts and the writing of fractions. To successfully opportunity to contrib-
complete this task, the student will: ute instances of situations where they
• count the total number of squares in a whole chocolate bar receive equal parts of a whole in their
• write the equivalent fraction of the whole chocolate bar everyday experiences.
• remove specific amounts of chocolate sections
• express the removed sections as fractions Ask students to open the candy packaging and make
observations about the chocolate bar. The desired
Materials
response will be the one that states that the bar is
paper
divided into equal sections.
Hershey’s chocolate bar (1.55 oz)
pencil
Explain that the one bar is divided into 12 equal parts. Write the following equation
Procedure on the board to explain that the 12 pieces of the bar make up one whole bar.
1. Open the candy packaging and make observations about the chocolate bar. Into how 12
many sections is the chocolate bar divided? 1 = 12

HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S After discuss-

HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S ing the answers
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expressing frac-
2. The bar is divided into 12 equal parts, or 12 pieces make up one whole bar. In math,
tions eaten
this problem is written as:
and remaining,
1 = 12
12
teach simple
3. If 12 pieces of the chocolate bar are expressed as 12
12 , how would just 1 piece of the fraction addi-
chocolate bar be expressed? In the illustration below, 1 piece, in the top left-hand
1 tion and sub-
corner, has been eaten. Therefore, 12 has been eaten. How many pieces remain?
traction using
How is that expressed?
the chocolate
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HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S HERSHEY’S

11
11 pieces remain which is expressed as 12 .

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Fraction Basics (continued)

4. Identify and write the different fractions of the chocolate bar remaining when the
following pieces are eaten from the whole bar.
10
2 pieces = 12
7
5 pieces = 12
6

fractions
6 pieces = 12
4
8 pieces = 12

Self Evaluation
Yes No N/A
Knows that fractions represent the parts of a whole.
1
Can add and subtract 12 ths.
Correctly identified the fractions that remain.
2 pieces
5 pieces
6 pieces
8 pieces

Fractions

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