Lesson 2
Name Parts as Fractions
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to partition shapes into equal parts and express each equal-size part as a unit fraction.
Lesson Narrative
Previously, students partitioned rectangles that each represented 1 into fractional parts by folding. They now draw lines to partition a shape and use the fraction notation they learned to label each part as a unit fraction and describe a shaded part as a unit fraction. This lesson is the first time that students work with fraction strips, which will be used multiple times in the unit.
- Engagement
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole.
- Partition shapes into halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths.
Student Facing
- Let’s use fractions to describe parts.
Required Materials
Materials to Copy
- Partition the Strips
Required Preparation
Activity 1:
- Use the blackline master to create one set of 6 equal-sized strips for each student.
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 15 min |
| Activity 2 | 20 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
What student strategies surprised you in today’s lesson? How will you build on those strategies as students develop ideas about fractions?
Suggested Centers
- Mystery Number (1–4), Stage 2: Three-digit Numbers (Supporting)
- Number Line Scoot (2–3), Stage 1: Twos, Fives, and Tens (Supporting)
Print Formatted Materials
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