Introduction to Fractions

Topic: Equal shares from a Grade Level: 2 Name: Samantha Dube

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Lesson Type: New material Performance Level: on Group Size: 2 and 3

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Standard/s: Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the
shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two
halves, three thirds, four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not
have the same shape.

Objective/s: Students will be able to accurately identify shapes and divide them into halves,
thirds, and quarters, 4 out of 5 times.

Assessment plan for each objective: Using their poster boards students will be asked to
partition circles and rectangles into halves, thirds, and quarters of the shape. The student will
be asked to separate circle cut outs into equally sized partitions piles and into those that are not
equally partitioned.

Key vocabulary terms and definitions:

Whole- all parts of the item.
Equal parts- all the parts that make up a whole have to be divided into equal shapes, big or
small.
Partition-dividing

Materials: 7 poster boards with circle and rectangle shapes.

7 circle practice worksheets.
7 rectangle worksheets.
Rectangle Cake cut out.
Circle cut outs to put into piles equal and unequal partitions.
Paper, pencil and scissors.
Whole-y Cow fractions are fun book.
Extension worksheets for fast finishers.

Differentiation/Accommodations:
Extend: More hands-on exploration and challenging questions. Delaini and Evelyn are fast
finishers. They will be given a worksheet to continue practicing halves, thirds and fourths.
They will be asked to circle pizzas that have been partitioned into halves, thirds and fourths. If
they finish early again the assistant teacher will ask them to draw more challenging partitions
of circles and rectangles from fifths to twelfths.
 Support: We have 3 teachers. One will teach and the others will sit and support Savannah
and Preston who struggle more, so they will be strategically seated near the teacher that is
teaching. When she sees them struggling, she can repeat instruction and help them with the
areas they are struggling with and the support teacher can give the extension to the students
who are ahead.

Behavioral Expectations:
Students will only use
scissors when directed to do
so.
Management Decisions
Transitions from place to Fast Finishers: Pizza
place or between activities: worksheets and challenging
brain break as needed. partitions.

Attention Signal (Regain Material Management: The Grouping: 2 groups of 2 and

Student Focus): “1, 2, 3, teachers will give out and one group of 3. They will
eyes on me…1, 2, eyes on collect materials. also work as a whole class
you” and as individuals.

Lesson Sequence
Time What the teacher is doing What the students are doing
15mins Gain Attention/Activate prior knowledge: The students will listen to
*Stephanie will be taking pictures and the support the story, ask questions
teacher. and answer questions
*Anna will be taking observation notes. asked peers or the teacher.

Read Whole-y cow Fractions are fun book. Ask students

some of the questions in the book. “What fraction of the
Cow is blue?” The teacher will explain what a fraction
is. A fraction is formed when a whole is divided into
equal parts.

10 Input & Modeling: The students will work in

The teacher will use cookie cut outs to teach about groups to figure out
halves, thirds, and fourths. The teacher will explain that thirds, halves and quarters
the pieces must be equally partitioned seizes. She will of a circle on their poster
also explain that the size of the shape doesn’t matter. boards.
The teacher will say half of, a third of, a fourth of, when
referring to the partitions. The students will learn
and start to refer to
Before introducing partitioning of rectangles, the partitions as half of, a
students will be asked to work in groups and to decide third of, a fourth of when
which piece of cake is the biggest piece of cake. discussing them in class.
15 Guided practice: The students will cut their
The teacher will guide students in making the fractions own outlines as the
from shapes on their poster board. After one guided teacher shows the
practice the teacher will ask the students to put thumbs example.
up if they are ready to do the next shape on their own or The students will put
thumbs down if they want more help. thumbs up or down in
guidance for the teacher’s
The teacher will either do another practice or move on next move.
depending on what the children understand.

5 Closure/Summary:
The teacher recap what was learned during the lesson.
She will ask the children to share in their groups if they
would want, half of a cake, a third of a cake or quarter of
a cake.

10 Independent practice:
The students will be asked to complete 2 worksheets on
fractions halves, thirds and quarters. One about circles
and another on rectangles.

Items to be collected as a result of this lesson: Work sheets, cookie and circle cut outs.