Topic: Understanding Fractional Relationships
Students will need to know terms such as Numerator and Denominator. They will also need to know how to find the least common multiples. Students should be able to match and identify equivalent fractions. Students should be able to add fractions with same denominator. Meduim pizzas will be used to illustrate fractions. Using the pizza, students will be able to see fractions are pieces of things or in this case, slices.
The teacher will explain what the signs are for less than, more than, or equal to. The teacher will use slices of pizza to show what the relative sizes. The students will practice and ask questions. Then, they will have a short assessment which will consist of 10 pairs of fractions. The students must place a more than, less than or equal to sign correctly between the two fractions in each pair.
An instructional strategy that I think would improve student academic achievement is homework and practice. The more the student practices, the more successful he or she will be with attaining the correct answer. Also, students who score high in the short assessment will be allowed to pick something from the treasure chest filled with surprise goodies. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition is also a good strategy I would like to use in my classroom.
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