1. Unit 6
Fractions

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Day 1
How many slices are left?
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8= 3/8

5. 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

6. 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

7. Day 2: Papa Johns Parking

8. 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.

9. 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

10. Day 2: Papa Johns Parking
1/4
2/4
3/4 1
Bellville ISD

11. 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

12. Day 3

13. Day 4

14. Day 4
What you do to the top, you do to the bottom!

15. Day 4

16. Day 4 Practice

17. 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

18. Day 4 Practice

19. Day 5

20. Day 5 12 30

21. Day 5 4 6 3 9

22. Day 5

23. Day 6

24. Day 6

25. Day 6

26. Day 6