Lesson 7

Workshop: Fractions

Est. Class Sessions: 2

Before the Lesson

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A Workshop Menu is a flexible way to find the practice and support students' needs. Guide them by individualizing the menu or simply monitoring students' choices once they start working. Use the confidence levels flexibly. Students might be confident with one concept and not another. If students find a particular group of problems are too easy or too difficult, they can simply choose a different set of problems or tasks.

Review student work and progress from previous lessons to guide instructional decisions about the following Expectations:

E1.
Represent fractions using objects, area models (e.g., circle pieces, fraction strips, drawings) and number lines.
E2.
Use words and numbers to name fractions.
E3.
Recognize that fractional parts of a unit whole may be different shapes but must be the same size.
E4.
Recognize that the same fractional parts of different-size unit wholes are not equal.
E5.
Identify a fractional part of a set.
E6.
Partition a shape by a given unit fraction.
E7.
Identify the unit whole given a fractional part of a whole.
E8.
Make connections among representations of fractions including symbols, words, area models, and number lines.

In Part 2 of this lesson, students will identify their level of confidence with a particular concept and choose problems from a Workshop Menu. See the TIMS Tip for more about Workshop Menus. Use your own evaluation of students' progress to help guide their choices.

Plan to organize the class into partners, small groups, or stations based on the problems they choose from the menu. Students can check each other's work and discuss solutions. Students may work with different groups or partners as the Workshop progresses.

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