Transitions in the Conception of Number: From Whole Numbers to Rational Numbers to Algebra

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 23.03.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. School Demographic
  3. Rationale
  4. Content Objective
  5. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  6. Teaching Strategies
  7. Using Fraction strips
  8. Partitioning Shapes
  9. Sample Activities
  10. Activity 2
  11. Activity 3
  12. Activity 4
  13. Appendix
  14. Notes
  15. Annotated Bibliography

Teaching Elementary Fractions Using Fractions Strips

Jessica Mason

Published September 2023

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Appendix

Name_______________

Date_____________________

Naming Fractional Parts. Use the following image to answer the questions.

Vocabulary words

Students have been introduced to the concepts halves, thirds, fourths, and a whole in the previous activity. Now is the time for students to apply what they have learned. Students will be given the following sample problems. They will identify the fractions.

square with 2 red strips and 1 white strip

How many parts are shaded?  _______ 

How many total parts in all?  ________

What is the name of the shaded fraction? _________

red square in 2 halves

Use the circle to shade in and show 3 out of 4 parts. 

gray circle

How many parts are shaded? _______

How many total parts in all? ________

Are the parts equal? ___________

What is the name of the fraction that describes the shaded part in relation to the whole?

Use the square to shade in and show 1 out of 4 parts.

gray square

How many parts are shaded?___? 

How many total parts in all?_____? 

Are the parts equal? _____________

What is the name of the fraction that describes the shaded part in relation to the whole?

   

Name _________________________  Date______________________________

Partitioning Shapes. Look at the shape below. Partition the rectangle into two equal shares in two different ways.

blue rectangle blue rectangle

Partition the rectangle into three equal shares in two different ways.

blue rectangle blue rectangle

Draw 2 lines to partition each shape into fourths.

blue square blue circle

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