Fraction Fun: Identifying Parts of a Whole!

Mathematics Grades 3rd Grade 5:49 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about fractions! We'll discover what fractions are, how to write them, and how they show parts of a whole. Get ready to explore fractions with pizza, cookies, and more!

Video Resource

Basic Fractions: Identify Fractions

Miacademy Learning Channel

Duration: 5:49
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Key Concepts

  • What a fraction is
  • Numerator and denominator
  • Representing fractions visually

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define a fraction as part of a whole or a set.
  • Students will be able to identify the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
  • Students will be able to represent fractions using visual models (e.g., drawing, shading).
  • Students will be able to read and write fractions using both words and symbols (e.g., one-half, 1/2).

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they've ever shared a pizza or a cookie. Introduce the idea that fractions are about sharing and parts of things. Briefly introduce the video.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the 'Basic Fractions: Identify Fractions' video from Miacademy Learning Channel. Encourage students to pay attention to the examples of fractions in everyday life.
  • Discussion (5 mins)
    After the video, discuss the key concepts presented. Ask students to give their own examples of fractions they see in their lives.
  • Interactive Activity (10 mins)
    Distribute worksheets with pictures of shapes divided into equal parts. Have students write the fraction that represents the shaded portion of each shape. Also, provide sets of objects (e.g., crayons, marbles) and have students identify the fraction of the set that is a particular color.
  • Wrap-up (3 mins)
    Review the definition of a fraction, numerator, and denominator. Briefly preview the quizzes.

Interactive Exercises

  • Fraction Drawing
    Give each student a blank piece of paper. Call out fractions (e.g., 1/2, 1/4, 2/3). Students draw a shape (circle, square, rectangle) and divide it to represent the fraction, shading in the appropriate number of parts.
  • Fraction Sets
    Provide small bags of colored candies or blocks. Ask students to identify the fraction of the set that is a certain color. For example, if a bag has 3 red candies and 5 blue candies, what fraction of the candies are red? (3/8)

Discussion Questions

  • Can you think of a time you used fractions today?
  • What does the top number of a fraction (numerator) tell us?
  • What does the bottom number of a fraction (denominator) tell us?

Skills Developed

  • Identifying fractions
  • Understanding part-whole relationships
  • Visual representation of fractions

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is a fraction?

Correct Answer: Part of a whole or a set

Question 2:

In the fraction 1/4, what number is the numerator?

Correct Answer: 1

Question 3:

In the fraction 2/3, what number is the denominator?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 4:

If you eat 1 slice of a pizza that has 6 slices, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?

Correct Answer: 1/6

Question 5:

What does the denominator tell us about a fraction?

Correct Answer: The total number of equal parts in the whole

Question 6:

What does the numerator tell us about a fraction?

Correct Answer: How many pieces we have or are talking about

Question 7:

Which fraction represents one half?

Correct Answer: 1/2

Question 8:

If you have 8 crayons and 3 of them are red, what fraction of the crayons are red?

Correct Answer: 3/8

Question 9:

Which picture shows 1/3 shaded?

Correct Answer: A rectangle divided into 3 parts, 1 shaded

Question 10:

What is the fraction name for one part of a whole that is divided into four equal parts?

Correct Answer: One-fourth

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A fraction is part of a ______ or a set.

Correct Answer: whole

Question 2:

The top number of a fraction is called the ________.

Correct Answer: numerator

Question 3:

The bottom number of a fraction is called the ________.

Correct Answer: denominator

Question 4:

The line between the numerator and denominator is called a _______ bar.

Correct Answer: fraction

Question 5:

If a pizza is cut into 8 slices, and you eat 2, you ate ______/8 of the pizza.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 6:

When a shape is divided into two equal parts, each part is called a _______.

Correct Answer: half

Question 7:

The denominator tells us how many equal _______ the whole is divided into.

Correct Answer: parts

Question 8:

If there are 5 apples and 1 is green, the fraction of green apples is 1/_____.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 9:

In the fraction 3/4, the number of parts we are talking about is ____.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 10:

If you have 6 cookies and eat 6 cookies, you have eaten _/_ of the cookies.

Correct Answer: 6/6

Educational Standards

3.N.3.1:Read and write fractions with words and symbols using appropriate terminology (i.e., numerator and denominator). 3.N.3.2:Model fractions using length, set, and area for halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths.

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