Ways to Use Fraction Circles to teach Fraction Concepts One example is provided for each concept to show you ideas to use with your class

pink + =2 pink or 1 Build a pink circle. You built one whole circle. += Teacher Note: Naming fractions; showing how equal parts make a whole

orange + =2 orange Use two orange pieces to build part of a circle. You built a fraction or part of a circle. + = Teacher Note: Adding with like denominators

pink +orange=pink and orange You built a fraction or part of a circle. Use one pink piece and one orange piece to build a portion of a circle. To know what fraction of the circle we built, we need to do a little more work. Teacher Note: Adding with unlike denominators

1 pink+ 1 orange = pink and orange ? To better understand what fraction of the circle we have built, let’s think in terms in one color. First, let’s identify the value of each piece. + = Teacher Note: Adding with unlike denominators cont.

Can you use one color to perfectly cover the pink and orange pieces? pink and orange Now let’s use this information to figure out what fraction of a circle is created with one pink piece and one orange piece. Teacher Note: Adding with unlike denominators cont.

1 pink = 3 teal 1 orange = 2 teal 1 pink + 1 orange = 5 teal 1/2 = 3/6 1/3 = 2/6 Teacher Note: Adding with unlike denominators cont.