1. Improper fractions and mixed numbers

2. Learning Goals
LG: Students will be able to relate improper fractions to mixed numbers and mixed numbers to improper fractions Kid Friendly: Show that you can change improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa

3. In your own words…
What does the bottom number in a fraction tell us? What does the top number in a fraction tell us?

4. In my words
The top number counts The bottom number tells what is being counted

5. definitions It is “top heavy” 7 4 Ex: 4/3, 11/4, 7/7
Improper Fraction: has a top number larger than (or equal to) the bottom number
It is “top heavy” 7 4
Ex: 4/3, 11/4, 7/7
How will you remember the definition?

6. = 1 Mixed numbers Definition: A whole number AND a fraction together
You can use either an improper fraction or a mixed fraction to show the same amount.
Definition: A whole number AND a fraction together
Examples: /3
2 ¼ /5 = 1
_3_ 4 7 4
How you will remember the definition?

7. manipulatives Drawing Mixed Number Improper Fraction
Experiment and document different mixed numbers and their improper fractions. Draw the objects and record their mixed number and improper fraction. You must include an example with money, with shapes, and with grids.
Drawing
Mixed Number
Improper Fraction

8. How…?
Can you turn one into the other? Can you see a way to change a mixed number to an improper fraction? Or vice versa? Will that strategy work every time?

9. Three types of fractions

10. Numerator and denominator
A Fraction (such as 7/4) has two numbers: Numerator and Denominator The top number is the Numerator, it is the number of parts you have. The bottom number is the Denominator, it is the number of parts the whole is divided into. Example: 7/4 means: We have 7 parts Each part is a quarter (1/4) of a whole