MIXED FRACTIONS- COOKIES

GALORE!
Subject

Overview

Mathematics-Fractions

Students will participate in a mathematics lesson with a specific focus on Mixed Fractions. Students have previously participated in a
short introductory lesson prior to this lesson. After an IWB revision and warm up students will play a Roll, Say, Keep mixed
fractions game with their desk partners. Students will then complete a Mixed Numerals activity entitled; Cookies Galore from the
Mathletics student booklet.

Prepared By
Rachel Harlen

9.10.2016

Materials Required

Grade Level

- IWB Mixed Fractions Presentation

Year 4R

- Roll, Say, Keep resource.

- Types of Fractions: Mixed Number Activity.

Teacher Guide

Student Guide

Investigate equivalent fractions and count by quarters halves and

thirds, including with mixed numerals.

To develop an understanding of and be able to represent mixed

fractions.

Curriculum Links or Outcomes

DLP - Number and Algebra

M-NA4.8, M-NA4.4, M-NA4.5, M-NA4.7

Familiarization of Mixed Fractions and relating mixed fractions

to real world examples.

Prior Knowledge/Warm Up

Simple fractions, Fractions on a number line.

Simple fractions, Fractions on a number line.

Objectives

Additional Resources
- Scissors
- Glue
- Counters for manuplitaves.

Additional Notes
Magnetic Fraction Shapes
Magnetic Fraction Strips and
Magnetic Pizza Fraction pieces
Activity

Roll, Say, Keep.

Roll, Say, Keep.

Types of Fractions-Mixed numerals activity.

Types of Fractions-Mixed numerals activity

Formative assessment in the form of a mixed numeral activity

completed as a whole class and individually.

IWB revision and knowledge game, Roll, Say and Keep partner
game. Mixed numerals activity.

available for scaffolding, adjustments and general

support as needed.
Math Mentails booklet of extension activities.

Summary

Introduction-Warm up/ orientation/ initial engagement:

IWB Mixed Fractions match.
Revision: Numerator and Denominator.
Why would we use mixed fractions? Real world examples; Cooking,
sharing food, building with leggo.
Introduce IWB match game.

Lesson Plan Body

Teaching and learning strategies:

Check for understanding

Decoding the problem
Think, pair, share.
Real World Examples

Catering for varied learner needs:

JD, NO, VDL
Extension activities.
JD, NW

Preparation and organization reminders for all and any

written work.
NG, SH, MS, ZoS;.

Body of Learning experience and procedures:

Roll, Say, Keep-Mixed Fraction Game
Explain that we are now going to practice our Mixed fractions
knowledge in small groups. Reminders of working in a team and
helping others. Way we speak to each other. Appropriate game
behavior and noise levels. Game consists of students rolling a dice,
choosing a card, if the can correctly Say the mixed fraction represented
on the card they get to keep it. If they incorrectly identify the mixed
fraction the group determines the correct answer card is returned to the
pile.
Types of Fractions-Mixed Numerals Activity.
Real World Example of Mixed Fractions
After game, introduction of activity that entails students divinding up
cookies into even pieces and then representing the mixed fraction.
Reminder that cutting and pasting needs to happen quickly and
efficiently. Make connections to similar real world problems as discussed
in the activity.

Teaching and learning strategies:

Think, pair, share.

Collaborative learning.
Peer Learning
Real World Example

Highlighting of Worksheet
Greater time allowances where possible.
CT and TA assistance when possible

Catering for varied learner needs.

NG, SH, MS
Where possible scribe or print questions.
NG, SH, MS, ZoS;.
Highlighting of Worksheet
Greater time allowances where possible.
CT and TA assistance when possible.
NW, JD

Preparation and organization reminders for all and any

written work. Reminders and visual confirmation to
glue sheets into math journals.

Conclusion-Reflecting on and summarising learning.

Mathletics set activities.

Teaching and learning strategies:

Catering for varied learner needs.

Consolidation and Extension.

Task have been set with particular reference to consolidation of

concept and extension activities.

Personal Reflections:
Use a framework for Critical Reflection e.g. The Productive Pedagogies; school specific pedagogical framework; Blooms Cognitive Taxonomy; Habits of Mind; What?/So What?/Now What?;
Describing/Informing/Confronting/Reconstructing; Deconstruct/Confront/Theorise/Think-otherwise.

At completion of lesion my mentor and I discussed the importance of after using my ZIP ZIP ZIP ZAP ZAP ZAP call and response, of waiting for all children to Stop, Look and
Listen rather than just the majority as some children missed cues and instructions.

Personally I feel the lesson went very well, the students were engaged and the success they were able to achieve during the hands on activity allowed them to gain a greater
understanding of the concept. The cookie cutting activity whilst worksheet based, gave real world examples of the use of fractions and incidental discussion amongst the students included
other examples that the students had experienced where Fractions and Mixed fractions were used. At the party mum said I could only have half a cup of lemonade

Some of the Mathletics consolidation tasks were too difficult for my adjusted students and as such extra time was spent with them directly working through these tasks. The importance
of adjusting these tasks before the lesson was reinforced.

This was the first time I had used the setup of desk partners turning around to make a group of four. It worked well and gave the students a break from their usual desk grouping.
The students enjoyed the small change and I will utilise this way of grouping for future learning experiences.