Fraction Blueprint Builders

A 12-lesson series focused on understanding fractions as numbers, partitioning shapes and number lines, and exploring equivalence through a 'Blueprint Builder' architectural theme. Students progress from naming parts of a whole to locating fractions greater than 1 on number lines.

HHHeather Haines

Equal Parts Extravaganza

Students define partitioning as splitting a shape into equal parts and practice creating halves, thirds, and fourths. The lesson emphasizes that parts must be equal in size to be named as fractions.

Sixths and Eighths Showcase

Students expand their partitioning skills to include sixths and eighths, using strategies like doubling halves or thirds. They learn the vocabulary for these smaller equal parts.

Unit Fraction Names

Introduction to unit fraction notation (1/b). Students learn that the denominator tells the total number of equal parts and the numerator describes one part.

Whole Reconstruction Project

A conceptual reversal lesson where students are given a part and must reconstruct the entire whole. This reinforces the understanding of the denominator as the 'total parts'.

Blueprint Number Lines

Transitioning from area models to linear models. Students compare number lines representing whole numbers (0-10) with those representing fractions (0-1).