1. Warm Up
Name the shaded parts as fractions.

2. Warm Up Name the shaded parts as fractions.
If the shaded part of this circle names one third,
what does the UNshaded part of the circle name?
Remember, the top number names how many equal parts you are counting, and the bottom number names how many equal parts there are in the WHOLE circle.

3. How does a fraction name part of a whole?
A fraction can name more than 1 equal part of a whole.
of the shape above is green.

4. How does a fraction name part of a whole?
A fraction can name more than 1 equal part of a whole. 1 2
of the shape above is green.
The 2 is the numerator, or top number, that tells how many equal parts are being counted.

5. How does a fraction name part of a whole?
A fraction can name more than 1 equal part of a whole. 1 2 3 4 5 6
of the shape above is green.
The 6 is the denominator, or bottom number, that tells how many equal parts are in the WHOLE shape.

6. How does a fraction name part of a whole?
A fraction can name more than 1 equal part of a whole.
of the shape above is green.
Another way to see it is that 2
pieces are shaded.

7. How does a fraction name part of a whole?
A fraction can name more than 1 equal part of a whole.
of the shape above is green.
When pieces are shaded then we say that is

8. Your Turn: Write the fraction and word form of the model.
How do you say it?
2 3
two-thirds
3 4
three-fourths
5 6
five-sixths
2 4
two-fourths
3 8
three-eighths

9. Your Turn
Using square tiles, grid paper, and colored pencils, model, draw, and label shapes that represents the fraction written.

10. Exit Ticket How many 1 4 parts are in 3 4 ?
What fraction of the shape is shaded red?
How many parts are in ?
Susan ordered a pizza that was cut into 8 pieces. She ate 3 pieces of the entire pizza. What fraction of the pizza did Susan eat?