Unit 18

Compare and order fractions

Agenda
• Compare with like numerators (1 day)
• Order with like numerators (1 day)
• Compare with like denominators (1 day)
• Order with like denominators (1 day)
• (1 day) Combined unit quiz for all of fractions
• (1 day) review day for QMT 4
• (1 day) QMT 4
Fact fluency

0 x 11 =
1 x 11 =
2 x 11 =
 DAY 1- LEARNING
MATH TARGET
• TODAY IN MATH I WILL LEARN to compare fractions
• I AM LEARNING THIS SO I CAN compare fractions
with the same numerator.
• I WILL KNOW I AM SUCCESSFUL WHEN I can
compare fractions that have the same numerator
but different denominator.
 Which is greater?
1. 2.

𝟑 𝟐
𝟒 𝟒
 Which is greater?
1. 2.

𝟔 %
𝟔 &
 Which is greater?
1. 2.

𝟒 𝟕
𝟖 𝟖
Engage 1

Claire bought two scarfs as souvenirs from her visit

to a Florida University. The scarfs are the same
! !
size. Scarf A is orange, and Scarf B is orange.
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Which scarf has more orange? Compare the scarfs
using >, < or =.
Engage 2
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Julia says is greater than because
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8 is greater than 4. Do you agree or
disagree with Julia? Explain your
thinking using a model and/or words.
 !
Lily and Colton were playing Legos. Lily covered of
"
!
her lego in red. Colton covered of his lego in
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green. Who covered more of their lego? How can you
compare fractions
when the
numerators are
the same, but the
denominators are
different?
Brian and Arianna were building Lego sets. Brian
! !
covered of his board. Arianna covered of her
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Lego board. Who covered more of their Lego
board?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 8 8 8 8

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 8 8 8 8
 Complete each sentence by writing
greater than, equal to, or less than
*Tip: Draw a model to help you decide!

! greater than
! % less than
%
A. is _________ B. is _________
" # " !

$ less than
$ & greater than &
C. is _________ D. is _________
% $ $ #
 What do you need to be
successful?

•1- “I need help! Reteach me! ”

•2- “I’ve got this! Let me
practice on level.”
•3- “ CHALLENGE ME! I AM
READY!!!”
Today we will learn how to compare fractions
with the same numerator.

Level Task Done early and have been successful?

GLUE IN WORKSHEET J
1 (U-Table) Work with teacher-
Comparing Fractions with same •
What next?
Finish Previous Group Work
numerator worksheet • Iready Math

2 Comparing Fractions with same

numerator worksheet
 Exit ticket
Choose all the fractions that are
𝟓
less than
𝟔
B. D. F.
𝟓 𝟓 𝟓
A. E.
𝟓 𝟖
C.
𝟐 𝟓 𝟓
𝟓
𝟏 𝟒
𝟏𝟎
 DAY 2- LEARNING
MATH TARGET
• TODAY IN MATH I WILL LEARN to compare and
order fractions
• I AM LEARNING THIS SO I CAN compare and order
fractions with the same numerator.
• I WILL KNOW I AM SUCCESSFUL WHEN I can
compare and order fractions that have the same
numerator but different denominator.
Question 1: Order the following points from
least to greatest.

2
1
10

12
12

12
8
Question 2: Order the following points from
greatest to least.

15
10

15
12

7
1
8
Question 3: order the fractions below from
least to greatest.
 What do you need to be
successful?

•1- “I need help! Reteach me! ”

•2- “I’ve got this! Let me
practice on level.”
•3- “ CHALLENGE ME! I AM
READY!!!”
Today we will compare and order fractions
that have the same numerator.

Level Task
Done early and have been successful?

1 (U-Table) Work with teacher GLUE IN WORKSHEET J

What next?
• Finish Previous Group Work
IReady Math
2
StemScopes “show what you know” •
from explore 1 compare and order
fractions Page 193

3
StemScopes “show what you know”
from explore 1 compare and order
fractions Page 193
Exit Ticket

Compare the fractions. Use >, < or =

! !
' #
IREADY MATH TIME!!

-Focus on your lesson!

-Get paper to show your
work or use your math
notebook.
-Mark your ‘passed’
lessons on goal sheet.
Fact fluency

0 x 11 =
1 x 11 =
2 x 11 =
 DAY 3- LEARNING
MATH TARGET
• TODAY IN MATH I WILL LEARN to compare fractions
• I AM LEARNING THIS SO I CAN compare fractions
with the same denominator.
• I WILL KNOW I AM SUCCESSFUL WHEN I can
compare and order fractions that have the same
denominator but different numerator.
 1 ? 4
4 What fraction 4
could this be?

What could this Would 3/4 fit on this

fraction be? Why? line? Why? Where?
 6
? 8 ?
What fraction What fraction
could this be? could this be?

What if we moved
What could be the 6/8? Would that
endpoints? Why? change the
endpoints?
Maggie ate half of her candy bar and Sammy
ate half of his candy bar. Maggie said they
ate the same amount of candy. Sammy said
they did not. Do you agree with Maggie or
Sammy? Why?
Maggie’s candy bar

Sammy’s candy bar

How can I compare fractions with
the same denominator?
Pro-tip:
The denominator
names the size of
our pieces!
 Building Understanding
Toni was painting her wall. She painted ¼ of the
wall yellow and ¾ of the wall red. Which color
covered more of her wall? Yellow or red?
Toni was painting her wall. She painted ¼ of the
wall yellow and ¾ of the wall red. Which color
covered more of her wall? Yellow or red?
𝟏
How can you
𝟒 compare fractions
𝟏 when the
denominators are
𝟒 the same?

𝟏
𝟒
𝟏
𝟒
 Engage 2
Toni was painting another wall. She painted
2/6 of the wall pink and 4/6 of the wall gray.
Which color covered more of her wall? Pink or
gray?
Toni was painting another wall. She painted
2/6 of the wall pink and 4/6 of the wall gray.
Which color covered more of her wall? Pink or
gray?
𝟏
𝟔
𝟏
What do you
notice about the
𝟔
size of the parts as
𝟏 the denominator
𝟔 increases?
𝟏
𝟔
𝟏
𝟔
𝟏
𝟔
 Engage 3
Donny had a green ribbon and a red ribbon. The
green ribbon was 2/3 of a yard and the green
ribbon was 1/3 of a yard. Which ribbon was
greater in length?
How can you use a
number line to
help you solve?
 Donny had a green ribbon and a red ribbon.
The green ribbon was 2/3 of a yard and the
green ribbon was 1/3 of a yard. Which ribbon
was greater in length?

𝟏 𝟏
𝟑 𝟑

𝟏
𝟑

0 1
 Complete each sentence by writing
greater than, equal to, or less than
*Tip: Draw a model to help you decide!

! greater than
$ & less than
"
A. is _________ B. is _________
# # # #

' less than % % equal to %

C. is _________ D. is _________
% % " "
 What do you need to be
successful?

•1- “I need help! Reteach me! ”

•2- “I’ve got this! Let me
practice on level.”
•3- “ CHALLENGE ME! I AM
READY!!!”
Today we will learn how to compare fractions
with the same denominator.
TOO EASY? MOVE GROUPS! TOO
HARD?? MOVE GROUPS! Make sure
Level Task you are working at your level so you
can be successful!
1 U- TABLE- Work with teacher

Done early and have been successful?

2 Compare using area model
with same denominator with a
GLUE IN WORKSHEET J
What next?
partner • Finish Previous Group Work
• Iready Math
3 Compare using area model
with same denominator
independent
Exit Ticket

Compare the fractions. Use >, < or =

! (
' '
IREADY MATH TIME!!

-Focus on your lesson!

-Get paper to show your
work or use your math
notebook.
-Mark your ‘passed’
lessons on goal sheet.
Fact fluency

0 x 11 =
1 x 11 =
2 x 11 =
 DAY 4- LEARNING
MATH TARGET
• TODAY IN MATH I WILL LEARN to compare and
order fractions.
• I AM LEARNING THIS SO I CAN compare and order
fractions with the same denominator.
• I WILL KNOW I AM SUCCESSFUL WHEN I can
compare and order fractions that have the same
denominator but different numerator.
Question 1: write the following fractions from
greatest to least.
Question 2: Use the fraction bar tiles and a Number Line to
plot and order each fraction on the number line and determine
the largest to smallest fraction.
8 3 11 6
, , ,
12 12 12 12
Question 3: Use the fraction bar tiles and a Number Line to
plot and order each fraction on the number line and determine
the least to greatest fraction.
4 1 2
, ,1
3 3 3
 What do you need to be
successful?

•1- “I need help! Reteach me! ”

•2- “I’ve got this! Let me
practice on level.”
•3- “ CHALLENGE ME! I AM
READY!!!”
Today we will compare and order fractions
that have the same numerator.

Level Task
Done early and have been successful?

1 U table with teacher GLUE IN WORKSHEET J

What next?
• Finish Previous Group Work
IReady Math
2 Part 4 “show what you know” •
with a partner page 219

3 Part 4 “show what you know”

independent page 219
Write a fraction that is greater
𝟐
than
𝟔
Use words, representations, and
numbers to explain your
reasoning.