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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 3, 4, 5 |
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| Subject: | ESL/ELL (English Language Learning); Math |
| Topic: | Fractions |
| Lesson Length: | 30 - 45 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
This lesson is intended to reinforce vocabulary and language used to describe fractions. It can be used as an ESL lesson or as a math lesson to reinforce the concept of fractions.
What should students know before this activity?
Students should have a basic understanding of fractions. Encourage ESL students to use their home language to expand upon background knowledge.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Read and discuss the sample comic.
- Remind students that a fraction is a part of something, or one whole.
- Draw a picture of a circle on the board.
- Explain that when you cut a pizza into four equal pieces then each piece is one-fourth of the whole pizza.
- Shade three out of the four pieces. Write the fraction 3/4 on the board.
- Point out that the denominator is the number of total pieces, while the numerator is the number of pieces taken from the whole.
What will students do?
- Assign a fraction to students.
- Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a comic that demonstrates their understanding of that fraction.
- Encourage students to use key vocabulary words, e.g., numerator, denominator, whole.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Have students share their comics to the whole group to provide an additional oral language practice opportunity.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Assign more than one fraction for students to use in their comics.
- Adapt this lesson as needed to meet your students' language levels.
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