Lesson 11

Workshop: Multiply and Divide Fractions

Est. Class Sessions: 1–2

Before the Lesson

This Workshop provides opportunities to review and practice strategies for solving problems involving multiplication and division with fractions. Prepare to observe and assess students' use of these strategies using the following Expectations:

E3.
Represent addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions with area models, number lines, number sentences, drawings, and stories.
E4.
Multiply and divide fractions using area models, drawings, and number lines.

Students will identify their level of confidence with a particular concept and choose problems from Workshop Menus. 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 chosen from the menus.

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A Workshop Menu is a flexible way to find the practice and support students need. 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.

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