Free Lesson Plans for math manipulatives and games.

OBJECT:

To recognize vocabulary words "numerator" and "denominator" and "equivalent fractions"

MATERIALS NEEDED:

FraCard sets

"Fraction Fun" Activity Book

Pencils and paper

LEVELS:

3rd grade and up

INSTRUCTIONS:

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Put students into groups of 2 to 6.

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Let one student shuffle the cards, deal 5 FraCards to each player, place remaining cards in the center of the table, and turn over the top card to become the target card.

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Each player, in turn, plays a card from their hand which matches the target card and names the match saying "same numerator", "same denominator", or "equivalent". This card becomes the new target card.

NOTE:

Failure to name the match requires the player to draw a penalty card from the deck, which he/she cannot play until his/her next turn.

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If the player cannot play, he/she may draw one card from the deck and play it, if it is playable. If it is not playable, he/she just adds it to the cards in his/her hand.

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Play then passes to next player and continues until there is a winner, who is the first player out of FraCards.

SUGGESTIONS:

Require the students to tell what they must multiply/divide by when they match with an equivalent fraction.

For beginners or younger students: comparing pie or bar graphs would help build skills and allow them to check themselves.

	#	For same numerator with different denominator, graphs show same number parts shaded, but the size of each part is different.
	#	For same denominator, the total number of parts is the same.
	#	For equivalent fractions, the same portion of the graph is shaded.

For advanced students: use only the fractional value on the cards.

In addition to FraCard activities, refer to Fraction Fun Activity Book page 8, 9 and 10 for more equivalent fractions practice.

Use the Name It Practices 1 through 4, pages 1-4 to 1-8, to allow students to internalize values attached to fractions and the various ways they can be represented.