Lesson 10

La suma se asoma

Lesson Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for students to practice adding fractions with unlike denominators.

Lesson Narrative

In previous units, students learned how to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. In this lesson, students play games in which they must apply their previous understanding of addition of fractions. 

  • Engagement
  • MLR8

Learning Goals

Teacher Facing

  • Add fractions with unlike denominators.

Student Facing

  • Juguemos algunos juegos para practicar la suma de fracciones.

Required Materials

Materials to Gather

Required Preparation

Activity 1:

  • Each group of 2 needs 1 paper clip for their spinner.

Activity 2:

  • Each group of 2 needs a paper clip.

CCSS Standards

Addressing

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

Which strategy did students use today that you anticipated? Which did you not anticipate?

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