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Generating equivalent fractions | Fractions | 3rd grade | Khan Academy

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Comparing fractions with same numerator | Math | 3rd grade | Khan Academy

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Intro to equivalent fractions | Fractions | 4th grade | Khan Academy

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I was unable to access a PDF, but it's in the student workbook (not sure what page). This would be a valuable exercise for day 1!

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Full House: An Invitation to Fractions by Dayle Ann Dodds

Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she loves visitors: she has one room for herself, "and five for her guests" - "six rooms in all for a cozy night's rest." As the guests begin to check in for the night, the story explains what fraction of the Inn is occupied, until all six rooms are taken and it's a full house. After a delicious dinner, the guests head upstairs to bed - until, that is, they're tempted back downstairs for a midnight snack! With whimsical illustrations, fun characters, great vocabulary extensions ("scrumptious," "partake," "astonishing") and humorous text that rhymes and repeats, Full House is a popular fraction read aloud, that successfully introduces the concept of a fraction of a whole. Possible extension activities abound, including which is suitable for students working on adding and/or multiplying fractions with like denominators.

Art or math? Why not both! Caldecott Medalist Ed Emberly's classic Picture Pie is the perfect basis for a fun, engaging art lesson, and a sneaky introduction to or reinforcement of students' knowledge and understanding of fractions. At the outset, the book shows how a mere circle, divided like a pie - in halves, quarters and eighths - can be used to make pictures of all kinds. The pictures range from complex and visually striking patterns to simple but adorable animals - a cute mouse, for example, is created using four different one-eighth pieces of a pie (with a tail, whiskers and legs drawn on in pencil for additional impact). The possibilities presented for fraction work are , spanning young learners to third and fourth graders and beyond. In addition to fractions, this book also supports work with shapes and patterns - and is of course a valuable art resource. Students will enjoy working on their creations, and the end result is sure to be worthy of prominent display on a math bulletin board.

The Lion's Share by Matthew McElligott

When the little ant is invited to the generous lion's annual dinner party for the first time, she is focused on making sure that she is a considerate guest. When she arrives at the party, however, she is astonished by the bad behavior of the other guests: they arrive late, they talk only about themselves, and they make a huge mess. Worst of all, when the lion presents a beautiful cake for dessert, the animals "share" the cake in a most unequal way. The elephant takes half of the original cake and passes on the remaining half. The hippo takes half of that piece, a quarter of the original cake, and passes the remainder to the gorilla who takes another half, an eighth of the original. The cake continues around the table, each animal continuing to take half, until it reaches the ant who receives a crumb to share with her kind host. Horrified, the ant promises to bake the lion a new cake, but even this act of generosity snowballs into a competition of doubling, culminating in the elephant promising to bake the lion 256 peanut-butter pound cakes.

This lovely story has the feel of an Aesop fable, is beautifully illustrated, and - most importantly - is jam-packed with math! Fractions are the star here, beautifully demonstrated in picture form, but there's plenty of multiplication and division too. And, for good measure, there's a lesson about fairness, justice and decency that elevates The Lion's Share above the usual fraction read aloud. After reading, follow up with to review naming fractions of a whole or to introduce the concept of multiplying a fraction by a fraction. A 'must have' fraction read aloud for your math literature collection.

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Full House: An Invitation to Fractions by Dayle Ann Dodds Miss Bloom runs the Strawberry Inn, and she loves visitors: she has one room for herself, "and five for her guests" - "six rooms in all for a cozy night's rest."

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In our kits, we have fraction bars, fraction circles (I think), pattern blocks, and TONS of virtual manipulatives via HMH.

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Equivalent fractions is the name... of fractions whole values are the same! With the added touch of a Latin video in the musical track, equivalent fractions will be easy to understand - it's just an added bonus that the music and animations are hard to beat in their level of awesomeness.

Song Lyrics:

Once upon a time, there were nine canaries
On telephone wires, sittin' down in threes.
Each wire contained one third of the birds,
So three ninths is equivalent to one third.
Drawing 1/3 and 3/9 on a number line
Shows 1/3 equals three parts out of nine.
Therefore, equivalent is the word
That describes 3/9 and 1/3.

(CHORUS)
Equivalent fractions is the name
For fractions whose values are the same.

If there were four socks to wear,
Then we would say there'd be two in each pair;
And one of the two pairs, we can declare,
Equals two fourths of all the socks there.
Drawing one half and two fourths on a number line
Shows they can be described with an equal sign;
An equal value is what they're worth,
So we say one half is equivalent to two fourths.

(CHORUS)

If the numerator and denominator share a common factor,
Then you can divide the top and bottom by the same number.
On top and under, and say with satisfaction,
"We found an equivalent fraction."
And you can multiply the top and the bottom
By the same number on top and under,
Which is really a fraction whose value equals one,
And through this action we found an equivalent fraction!

Learn More

This song targets TEKS and Common Core learning standards from both 3rd Grade and 4th Grade. Look into the relevant standards here, or dig deeper into equivalent fractions here.

If you are interested in getting ideas on how to plan a robust standards-aligned telling time lesson, we recommend checking out Instructure's recommendations for common core standards 3.NF.A.3, 4.NF.A.1 and 4.NF.A.2. These pages help break down standard language, lay out the grade-appropriate level of rigor for each concept, and offer a variety of suggestions for activities (lesson seeds) that help students achieve their learning targets.

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Equivalent Fractions Song | 3rd Grade - 4th Grade Video | NUMBEROCK

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There has never before been a more fun way to learn about equivalent fractions than with this catchy song with a Latin rhythm.

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Equivalent fractions with visuals | Fractions | 3rd grade | Khan Academy

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Comparing Fractions (Maths Rap Sessions Ep 3)