Objectives
- Identify numerators and denominators- Compare simple fractions
- Connect fractions to real-life examples
Materials
- Paper circles or pizza drawings- Colored pencils
- Fraction cards
Lesson
## Warm-upAsk: If a pizza is cut into 8 slices and you eat 3, what fraction did you eat?
## Mini-lesson
A fraction has two parts:
- Numerator = how many parts you have
- Denominator = how many equal parts make a whole
## Practice
1. Shade 1/2 of a rectangle
2. Shade 3/4 of a circle
3. Compare 2/3 and 1/2 — which is larger?
## Wrap-up
Students invent a dirtbike or dog story that uses a fraction sentence.