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Overview
Overview
Your student will be learning:
- describe fractions as a part of a whole, greater than a whole, or as a set.
- determine if two given fractions are equivalent using a variety of methods.
- compare fractions with like and unlike denominators using <,>,= on a number line and using pictorial models.
Resources
Resources
- Videos
- Equivalent Fractions. This Khan Academy video uses pictures and the identity property to show how to find equivalent fractions.
- Free Apps
Fractions
Fractions
Your child can view a lesson, use manipulatives, and answer questions about equivalent fractions.
Chicken Coop Fractions
Chicken Coop Fractions
This game matches equivalent fractions to other fractions.
Fractions Basics
Fractions Basics
Your child can watch video lessons to reinforce their learning of fractions.
Lobster Diver HD
Lobster Diver HD
Players will compare fractions and find their approximate locations on a number line.
- Websites
- Equivalent Fractions Bingo. ABCYa.com uses bingo to find equivalent fractions.
- Dirt Bike Comparing Fractions. This game from Arcademic Builders uses comparison signs to compare fractions.
- Pecking Order. This website provides a game for ordering fractions and decimals on a number line.
*** Fourth Grade is only responsible for knowing decimals and fractions, not percentages.
- Books
- A Fraction’s Goal by Brian P. Cleary. This story demonstrates how fractions work by splitting whole objects into parts.
- Working with Fractions by David A. Adler. This book illustrates the meaning of fractions and shows the many places they are seen.
- Fractions in Disguise by Edward Einhom. A fraction is missing. Fractions are disguised and must be simplified to find the missing fraction.
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