{"id":3295,"date":"2010-12-01T20:25:29","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T01:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/3295"},"modified":"2010-12-01T20:25:29","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T01:25:29","slug":"the-exciting-world-of-fractions-instructional-resource-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/12\/01\/the-exciting-world-of-fractions-instructional-resource-set\/","title":{"rendered":"The Exciting World of Fractions (Instructional Resource Set)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction <\/strong><\/p>\n

This instructional resource set was developed to meet the criteria of Virginia Standard of Learning 2.3.\u00a0 This number and number sense math Standard of Learning states that second grade students will identify the part of a set and\/or region that represents fractions for one-half, one-third, one-fourth, one-eighth, and one-tenth, and write the corresponding fraction.\u00a0 Although this instructional resource set was designed for a second grade unit on fractions, it can be adapted for first and third grades as well.<\/p>\n

Below you will find information regarding the 5\u00a0 books I thought were best to help kids understand this wacky world of fractions, as well as some great online resources for students that will allow them to further explore this topic.\u00a0 This blog also contains additional resources for supporting instruction.\u00a0 You will find songs, videos, links to websites, sample lesson plans, and more!\u00a0 Check out each link and enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Fraction Fun<\/a> by David A. Adler and illustrated by Nancy Tobin contains colorful, fun, and informative illustrations all the while providing a clear and concise definition of what a fraction is – it is part of something else, part of a whole!\u00a0 This book uses the whole pizzas and individual slices to demonstrate the different aspects of a fraction, namely the numerator and the denominator.\u00a0 When you are using this book in a lesson or a unit, read it on a “Pizza Friday” when the kids can reference the examples first hand – and enjoy the yummy side of fractions!<\/p>\n

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Apple Fractions<\/a> by Jerry Pallotta and illustrated by Rob Bolster directly corresponds to the portion of the SOL about fractions as part of a whole.\u00a0 Bolster’s illustrations of pieces of apples throughout the book serve as a great model of a fraction in a real life setting.\u00a0 The best part about this book, other than the fun elves found chopping up the apples, is the fact that it shows the fraction in number form as well as written out in a complete word.\u00a0 I love that students will be able to see 1\/2, relate it to the word “one-half” and understand what that concept means.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Piece, Part, Portion<\/a> by Scott Gifford and illustrated by Shmuel Thaler is a 3 for 1 book.\u00a0 This book touches on fractions, decimals, and percents – a must-have for elementary classrooms!\u00a0 The text and illustrations in Piece, Part, Portion,<\/em> wonderfully demonstrate that each of those three mathematical ideas describes the same concept: they are all part of a larger whole.\u00a0 This book also provides examples of how we use fractions in everyday life and just don’t realize it.\u00a0 Ask your kids if they agree that one shoe is 1\/2 of a pair of shoes.\u00a0 If they are hesitant or resistant to that idea, flip through the book to show them the example in the text!\u00a0 Although parts of this book may be better understood in a 3rd grade classroom, it still serves as a great instructional tool! <\/p>\n

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If you are wondering how to introduce fractions to your second grade class, look no further!\u00a0 The expert teaching of Mrs. Prime, the friendly hippopotamus in the book Fraction Action<\/a> by Loreen Leedy, serves as a great help!\u00a0 Mrs. Prime teaches fractions to her class, a bubbly group of fun animals by cutting a sandwich in half, selling lemonade,\u00a0 and using other real life applications of food, art, and everyday objects.\u00a0 For a class of active kids, animal lovers, or students who want to learn fractions, this book is perfect!<\/p>\n

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The Doorbell Rang<\/a> by Pat Hutchins will make your students hungry <\/em>for more information about fractions!\u00a0 This cute book depicts a make-believe story about a mother, adorable referred to as Ma, who makes a dozen cookies for her two kids.\u00a0 Ma’s kids are thrilled when they smell and see the cookies because they think they get to eat all twelve cookies.\u00a0 As soon as the kids can share that thought, the doorbell rings and a friend comes over.\u00a0 Ma offers cookies to all three of the kids, but, as soon as she puts the plate on the table, the doorbell rings again and more kids come over!\u00a0 This pattern continues until there is one cookie left.\u00a0 The kids decide to split the remaining cookie in half because they decide that is the most fair way to split up the treat.\u00a0 Check out this mouth-watering book for more fun situations involving fractions!<\/p>\n

Web Annotations – Let your students check out these interactive websites!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fishy Fractions<\/a> is a great interactive game with catchy music that centers around a pelican eating surprises out of the ocean in the shapes of fish, circles, and other objects.\u00a0 Students will have to match fractions or pie graphs to the written name or the correct mathematical representation of a fraction.<\/p>\n

This Red Fish Fraction Introduction video<\/a> does a great job of slowly, accurately, and creatively introducing the basic parts of a fraction!\u00a0 I would suggest students watch this short minute and thirty second clip at the beginning of their fraction unit.<\/p>\n

This Jamaican Jam Session Cartoon video<\/a> uses pie to explain that each part of a pie is part of a fraction.\u00a0 Our fun eclectic singer explains that a fraction has a denominator that goes beneath the line and the denominator, in the case of this video, shows how many slices the whole pie contains.\u00a0 Our friend goes further to explain that a fraction also has a numerator and the numerator goes about the line.\u00a0 In the case of the Jamaican Jam Session video, the singer explains that the numerator represents the number of slices he has.\u00a0 This mesmerizing video will have you singing about fractions all day!<\/p>\n

Fraction Flags<\/a>\u00a0 is an online website that lets kids, especially artists, flourish and express their creativity.\u00a0 Who ever said fractions couldn’t be fun to learn about?\u00a0 This website allows kids to draw and design different flags using different combinations of halves and quarters.<\/p>\n

The Naming Fractions<\/a> interactive game shows pictures of different shaded shapes and lets the students fill in the numerator and denominator!\u00a0 This game is a great way for students to see where they are in their knowledge of fractions.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources – Teachers, check out these resources! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This Fraction Activity<\/a>\u00a0 online game can be used by students or teachers!\u00a0 If you have access to a SmartBoard I would suggest using this game in the classroom as an introduction to fractions.\u00a0 Each student can come up and insert numbers from a small bank of numbers to create a new fraction.\u00a0 Students can choose to have their fractions represented by pizza, numbers of people, gallons of water, or a chocolate bar.\u00a0 This is a great hands on activity to get the kids up and moving, and most importantly, understanding that fractions represent part of a portion or part of a whole.<\/p>\n

This Cookie Fraction<\/a> lesson plan is designed as an activity to follow the reading of The Doorbell Rang<\/a> <\/em>by Pat Hutchins.\u00a0 Not only does this lesson provide kids with a hand on experience to different fractions, namely halves, thirds, fourths, eights, and tenths, this lesson also fosters group work and cooperation.<\/p>\n

Still hungry for more fractions?\u00a0 This Fraction Pizza<\/a> lesson plan can serve as a great follow up to a few of the previously mentioned books that incorporated pizza in their illustrations.\u00a0 This lesson plan can also be great for teaching an introduction about adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators.<\/p>\n

This M & M’s <\/a>lesson plan\u00a0 is designed to improve students’ understanding of fractions by using the tasty candy M & M’s.\u00a0 In this lesson, students will sort their candy by color, and then write out, both long hand and numerically, the fraction that represents how many of their M & M’s are that color.\u00a0 This lesson is a fun way to help students understand what fractions are and how to use them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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