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Subject: Math
Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins
Topic: Numbers and Operations - Fractions; Comparing Fractions
Grade Level: 4
Standards / Framework:
Brief Description: In this lesson, students will work in pairs to explain how to create common denominators and compare fractions. Students will show the calculations used to create common denominators on a separate worksheet.
Know Before You Start: Students should know how to create common denominators. This lesson will focus more on comparing the fractions, once understanding of common denominators has been established.
Hook:
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Read the sample comic as a class without solving the problem.
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Review the steps necessary to create common denominators.
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Independently or in pairs, have students create common denominators to compare the fractions in the comic using >, <, or =.
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Discuss their answers as a class.
Activity:
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Provide each student with a fraction.
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In pairs, have students create fractions with common denominators on a given worksheet or paper.
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a comic using the two fractions they and their partners were given.
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The five-panel comic should include:
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A real world fraction problem like the one in the sample comic.
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What they multiplied by to get common denominators.
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How they fractions compare to one another using <, >, =.
Closure:
- Students will share their comic with another partner pair to determine whether they agree with their fraction comparison.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Provide a visual representation of the steps necessary to create common denominators.
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Display five-panel comic expectations.
Resources:
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Comic to print or display
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An accompanying worksheet to show fraction equivalency calculations.
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