TEKS Lesson Plan/Unit Plan



Focus Plan

Texarkana Independent School District

|GRADING PERIOD: | |PLAN CODE: | |

|Writer: | |Course/subject: | |

| |G. Peterson | |Math |

|Grade(s): | |Time allotted for instruction: |One hour or |

| |4th | |two thirty minute sessions |

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|Title: | |

| |4.2C Fraction Transaction |

|Lesson TOPIC: | |

| |Fractions and equivalences |

|TAKS Objective: | |

|FoCUS TEKS and Student Expectation: |4.2(C) The student describes and compares fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects. |

| |The student is expected to compare and order fractions using concrete objects. |

|Supporting TEKS and Student Expectations: |4.2(A)  use concrete objects to generate equivalent fractions |

| |4.2(B)  model fraction quantities greater than one using concrete objects |

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|Concepts |Enduring Understandings/Generalizations/Principles |

| |The student will understand |

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|Compare and order fractions |the inverse relationship between the size of the denominator and the relative size of the fraction when|

| |comparing and ordering fractions. |

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|Equivalent fractions | |

| |while using concrete models, the student will determine and generalize the relationships between |

| |equivalent fractions and whole units including halves, fourths, eighths, and sixteenths. |

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[pic]I. SEQUENCE OF ACTIVITIES (Instructional Strategies)

A. Focus/connections/anticipatory set

Review fractions, what the different denominators mean (out of), and how they are related.

B. Instructional activities

(demonstrations, lectures, examples, hands-on experiences, role play, active learning experience, art, music, modeling, think-aloud, discussion, reading, listening, viewing, etc.)

Create “Fraction Transaction” (Transparency 1 – How to Create Game included.) This hands-on lesson in cutting apart equivalent fractions is challenging and fun. You will need five sentence strips per student (assorted colors work best), scissors, a sharpie, a large ziplock to store game pieces, and one blank dice per cooperative group.

C. Guided activity or strategy

Play “Fraction Transaction” (Transparency 2 – Game Rules included). This interactive cooperative fraction game includes practicing fractions, equivalent fractions, the concept of “one” as made of fractions, and cooperative group dynamics.

D. Accommodations/modifications

Group students who need extra help and/or support with students able to provide it. Any child can play this game with help.

E. Enrichment

For those students who play quickly and understand the concept, the first enrichment activity is to begin the game with “one whole” and take the pieces off as they roll them. This requires subtraction of fractions and a high understanding of equivalent fractions.

Students may also play with two game sets and/or two fraction dice and may add on both, subtract on both, or add on one and subtract on the other. They should agree on their rules before beginning the game.

Students may modify their game, game board, create new fraction pieces and/or new rules, and/or use additional dice to add or subtract results.

Fraction Transaction is an excellent game to keep in centers for additional repetition.

II. STUDENT PERFORMANCE

A. Description

Students will create and play a cooperative game called Fraction Transaction which enhances understanding of fractions and their equivalents.

B. Accommodations/modifications

Group students who need extra help and/or support with students able to provide it. Any child can play this game with help.

C. Enrichment

For those students who play quickly and understand the concept, the enrichment activity is to begin the game with “one whole” and take the pieces off as they roll them. This requires subtraction of fractions and a high understanding of equivalent fractions.

Students may also play with two game sets and/or two fraction dice and may add on both, subtract on both, or add on one and subtract on the other. They should set their rules before beginning the game.

Students may modify their game, game board, create new decimals and/or new rules, and/or use additional dice to add or subtract results.

III. ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVITIES

A. Description

Grading rubric is included. However, this game does not have to be graded in order to be effective.

Fraction Quiz (included) over fractions and equivalent fractions can be used as a transparency for whole class review or as a quiz for a grade. (Fraction Quiz Key also included.)

B. Rubrics/grading criteria

See Rubric included.

C. Accommodations/modifications

Students with special needs should be graded appropriately.

D. Enrichment

See Rubric included; however, these enrichment activities do not need to be graded in order to be effective.

E. Sample discussion questions (answers will vary)

What is a fraction?

What do all fractions have?

Who can explain this game to me?

What does “equivalent fraction” mean?

What is a “Fraction Transaction”?

How did you know when you could make a “Fraction Transaction?”

Did you discover a strategy that helped you during this game?

What did you discover about the relationship between fourths and eighths?

Between eighths and sixteenths? Between fourths and sixteenths?

How can you explain the relationship between different denominators in fractions?

Can you think of another game we could play with these pieces?

IV. TAKS PREPARATION

A. Transition to TAKS context

The Fraction Quiz will transition the students from the 3-D hands-on to the 2-D paper activity. It may be used as a tool for whole class review or as an assessment. (Answer KEY is included).

B. Sample TAKS questions

TAKS Review questions and ANSWER KEY are included. They may be used as whole class practice on a transparency or for fraction and equivalence assessment.

V. KEY VOCABULARY

Fraction, whole unit, half, fourths, eighths, sixteenths, equivalent, transaction

VI. RESOURCES

A. Textbook

B. Supplementary materials/equipment

Various fraction manipulatives such as fraction tiles are available for purchase

C. Technology

Fraction Games

Fraction Frenzy

Fraction-Decimal Equality

Fraction Games

VII. FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES

(reteaching, cross-curricular support, technology activities, next lesson in sequence, etc.)

Good interactive computer games are noted above.

Fraction pizza game (students use circular pieces of paper to cut up pizzas and decorate or place orders with a partner for different percentages of each type)

Fraction books such as Apple Fractions

Tangrams

VIII. TEACHER NOTES

If a one-hour block of time is a problem for you, this game may be created one day and played another. My students love to get it out again later and re-play for fraction review or to create their own rules and play.

The blank wooden dice are available at most teacher supply stores.

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