Fraction Lessons -

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Cooking Up Fractions - How can we change this recipe so that it makes three times as many cookies? Students practice multiplying and dividing fractions by modifying recipes	Fractions to Percents - A fun reproducible worksheet about converting fractions to percents. Click on "Answer" at the bottom for the solution
Fraction Shapes: A Pattern Block Activity - Students explore geometric models of fractions, and discover relationships among them. Lessons with printable worksheets guide learning	Learn Fractions with Cuisenaire Rods - Teacher Molly Silha explains how to use Cuisenaire Rods to teach children about fractions; naming fractions, equivalent fractions, and more
Mars Fraction Hunt - A lesson plan with a printable treasure hunt. Students practice using fractions to obtain clues	Mighty M&M Math - Students learn about fractions and percentages by analyzing a bag of M&Ms. Students can submit results online and compare findings. Lesson includes reproducible data tables and extension ideas
Understanding Fractions - Use pattern blocks to teach children about fractions in this lesson plan	Understanding Fractions - A collection of lesson plans with printable worksheets for teaching about adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions
Common Denominators - A lesson plan designed for LEP middle school students, but adaptable for elementary students. The class uses sandwiches to understand common demoninators	Fractional Parts - A lesson with explanatory pictures dor using tangrams to learn about fractions and congruency
Fraction City - In this activity, students create a map of fraction city to study the following concepts: comparing fractions, equivalent fractions and addition and subraction of fractions with like and unlike denominators	Half Full, Half Empty - In this activity, children explore whole numbers and fractions through measurement and estimation.
Orange Slices - Students investigate oranges to find out if all oranges have the same number of slices. They also investigate the fractional part of an orange.	Edible Fractions on Fraction Plates - A lesson plan that provides practice in understanding fractions as part and whole as well as the concept of fractions in real-life situations. Incorporates the use of models to add, subtract and estimate fractions. Refers to the children's book Eating Fractions by Bruce McMillan, Scholastic, Inc. This lesson plan helps students in understanding fractions as part/whole and the concept of fractions in real-life situations. Students will also be able to use models to add, subtract, and estimate fractions.
Recognize equivalent fractions - This game is used to teach students about fractions. It can also be played using decimals and percentages.	Fractions - This site is part of a larger help resource for grade 4-8 math league teams. It explains the concepts in easy-to-understand language and provides supporting graphics.
A Taste of Fractions - Grade 3 Unit	Learning Fractions With M&Ms - Grades 2-3 - This lesson is designed to improve students understanding of fractions by using a fun manipulative (M & M candies).