Unit 6 Fractions
Day 1 Harvey is having a birthday party. He knows that all of his friends love pizza. He invites 3 three friends to his party. How should Harvey cut his pizza so that everyone gets the same amount?
Day 1 Right after Harvey cut his pizza into 4 slices the doorbell rings!! Four more friends show up to Harvey’s party. How can Harvey make sure everyone has an equal slice now?
Day 1 How many slices are left? 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8= 3/8
Day 1 What fraction of the pizza is cheese? 4/8 or ½ Write the fraction as the sum of unit fractions 1/8 +1/8 +1/8 +1/8 = 4/8
Day 1 Fraction Vocabulary Numerator: the top part of a fraction Shows parts of a whole Denominator : the bottom part of a fraction Shows the total amount in the whole
Day 2: Papa Johns Parking
Day 2: Papa Johns Parking 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 1 whole Our parking lot looks just like a number line! We can use it to help us with fractions.
Day 2: Papa Johns Parking What if Harvey takes up more than one space? 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 1 whole ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = ¾
Day 2: Papa Johns Parking 1/4 2/4 3/4 1 Bellville ISD
Day 2: Papa Johns Parking 1/4 2/4 1 3/4 5/4 6/4 7/4 Bellville ISD 8/4 6/4 or 1 2/4
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Day 4 What you do to the top, you do to the bottom!
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Day 4 Practice
½ = ? Day 4 Now let’s try it without the table! ½ = ? What could we multiply both numbers by? Let’s try 2 1x2=2 2x2=4…….. 2/4
Day 4 Practice
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Day 5 12 30
Day 5 4 6 3 9
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