1. Words About Fractions

2. fraction
fracción

3. frac • tion

4. fraction

5. fraction (noun) Means… Synonyms:
a part of a whole
Synonyms:
piece
portion
fragment
Example: My mom only let me eat a fraction of the pie. 5

6. fraction (noun)
Only a small fraction of students preferred purple jerseys over orange or white.
Partner share for box

7. fraction (noun)
Since I wanted to share the pizza with eight friends, I cut it into eight equal fractions.
I was only able to complete a fraction of my work today.

8. fraction (noun)
Examples
Non-examples 14 14 8

9. Record the following in your notebook.
Word & Meaning
Example
fraction (noun)
frac-tion
My mom only let me eat a fraction of the pie.
part of a whole
Alternate note format

10. Prepare for Talking Chips Activity
In class, your group will share sentences using the word fraction.
To prepare for this activity, complete the sentence frame below in your notebook.
Example: Only a fraction of my family likes milk. My sister, dad, and I like it, while my mom and brother do not.
Only a fraction of my family likes ______. _____ like(s) it while _____ do/does not.
(names)
(food/activity)
(names)

11. Record the following in your notebook.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
person, place, or thing
an action in the past, present, or future
describes a noun
describes a verb
fraction
A fraction of the students in our class are girls.
fracture
fractured
fracturing
When I fractured my leg, the doctor used a cast to rejoin the bone.
fractional
A fractional number of students are wearing blue today.
fractionally
There is a fractionally larger number of girls than boys in our class.

12. numerator
el numerador 12

13. nu•mer•a•tor 13

14. numerator 14

15. numerator (noun) 12 Means…
the top number in a fraction
the number of pieces you have
I ate one half of the apple, or one of the two pieces.
numerator 12 15 15

16. denominator
el denominador 16

17. de•nom•i•na•tor 17

18. denominator 18

19. denominator (noun) 12 Means… The apple was cut into two pieces.
the bottom number in a fraction
the number of pieces in the whole
The apple was cut into two pieces.
numerator 12
denominator 19 19

20. Record the following in your notebook.
Word & Meaning
Example
numerator (noun)
nu-mer-a-tor
I ate one half of the apple. One is the numerator.
top number of a fraction, indicating the amount you have.
Alternate note format 20

21. Record the following in your notebook.
Word & Meaning
Example
denominator (noun)
de-nom-i-na-tor
I cut the pie into halves, so there were 2 pieces. Two is the denominator.
bottom number of a fraction, indicating the number of pieces to make a whole.
Alternate note format 21

22. equivalent
equivalente 22

23. e•quiv•a•lent 23

24. equivalent 24

25. equivalent (adjective)
Means…
same size
Synonyms:
equal
identical
same
comparable
Example:
The apple was cut into two equivalent pieces. 25 25

26. Record the following in your notebook.
Word & Meaning
Example
equivalent (adj)
e-quiv-a-lent
I cut the pie into four equivalent pieces.
same size
Alternate note format 26

27. simplify
simplificar 27

28. sim•pli•fy 28

29. simplify 29

30. simplify (verb) = Means… Example:
to make something simpler
Example:
I traded two dimes and a nickel for a quarter to simplify the change I was carrying. = 30 30

31. Record the following in your notebook.
Word & Meaning
Example
simplify (verb)
sim-pli-fy
I simplified into . = 24 12
make simpler
Alternate note format 31

32. Words You Learned
fraction
numerator
denominator
equivalent
simplify