Many of the ideas for this lesson come from the Illuminations website, produced by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and is titled, "Making and Investigating Fraction Strips."
In this lesson, students will practice dividing a whole into fractions, by folding and
cutting measured strips of paper, will label the fractions they create and will
compare fractions to find equivalents. They will then practice this process on
iPads by using the Educreations app. They will think of a verbal "math story"
including fractions which they will tell to their partner. Their partner will
create a visual representation by drawing it on their iPads. This will solidify
students' understanding that fractions represent parts of a whole, and will
prepare them for the operations of adding and subtracting fractions.
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