Fraction Artist 1 (Area Models of Fractions)


Develop understanding of fractions by making modern paintings. Find different ways to divide a canvas into equal-sized sections. Make paintings to represent simple fractions and to find fractions that are equivalent to one-half.

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LESSON MATERIALS:

  • Assessment Questions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand that a fraction represents a relationship between a part and the whole.
  • Understand that the denominator of a fraction represents the number of equal parts the whole has been divided into.
  • Understand that the numerator of a fraction is the number of parts being referred to.
  • Compare the sizes of different fractions.
  • Develop an understanding of equivalent fractions.

VOCABULARY:

  • denominator, fraction, numerator

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