Add and Subtract Fractions
Add and Subtract Fractions
Driving
Question:
How
would
a
pizza
explain
how
people
divide
it
up
and
eat
it?
Curriculum
Outcomes:
Demonstrate
an
understanding
of
and
use
fractions
up
to
1/12.
Expected
Time:
3-4x60
min
classes:
#1
for
instruction
and
practice,
#2
for
review
Fraction
Stories,
#3-4
to
work
on
and
share
Digital
Story
projects.
Resources:
-
Egg
carton,
pizza
model,
fraction
pieces,
fraction
rods,
instructional
video.
-
iPads
with
apps:
Book
Creator,
imovie,
Adobe
Voice,
Explain
Everything
and
others.
-
Online
practice
here
Lesson
Procedure
21st
century
skills
Teacher
does
(I
Do):
find,
validate
remember,
understand
1) Lead
introduction/review
of
modeling
various
collaborate,
communicate
fractions:
to
1/12.
(See
step
#1
in
You
Do
section).
analyze,
synthesize
critical
thinking
2) Tell
real
life
stories
where
one
would
need
to
add
evaluate,
leverage
fractions
while
students
do
#2
below
with
partners.
create,
publish
(See
step
#2
in
You
Do
section).
citizenship
3) Show
my
instructional
video.
(Followed
by
step
#3
in
You
Do
section).
Individual
student
work
(You
Do):
find,
validate
remember,
understand
1) Ask
the
students
to
demonstrate/model
and
1/12
collaborate,
communicate
using
a
pizza
and
specific
pie
and
rod
fraction
pieces.
analyze,
synthesize
(See
step
#1
in
I
Do
section).
critical
thinking
2) Students
create
the
models
while
I
give
real
life
stories.
evaluate,
leverage
create,
publish
(See
step
#2
in
I
Do
section).
citizenship
Group
work
(We
Do):
find,
validate
remember,
understand
1) Students
(in
partners)
write
their
own
Fraction
Stories
collaborate,
communicate
to
show
adding
fractions.
These
stories
will
analyze,
synthesize
demonstrate
student
knowledge
about
putting
together
critical
thinking
smaller
pieces
shared
with
2
people
from
a
whole.
evaluate,
leverage
2) Students
(in
partners)
write
their
own
Fraction
Stories
create,
publish
citizenship
to
show
subtracting
fractions.
These
stories
will
demonstrate
student
knowledge
about
putting
taking
wholes
apart
to
share
with
2
people
from
a
whole.
3) With
partner,
create
their
own
1-2
minute
video
that
tells
a
story
about
pieces
of
a
pizza,
an
egg
carton,
a
dozen
cookies,
etc
who
is/are
shared
with
2
people.
Must
demonstrate
and
model
their
knowledge
of
denominator,
numerator,
and
simple
addition
and
subtraction.
Class
share
(We
Share):
find,
validate
remember,
understand
1) Share
examples
of
their
Digital
Stories
or
real
world
collaborate,
communicate
fraction
stories.
analyze,
synthesize
critical
thinking
evaluate,
leverage
create,
publish
citizenship
Lesson
Wrap
Up:
Students
have
demonstrated
how
fractions
are
important
in
everyday
life.
Each
student
will
write
an
Exit
Pass
that
explains
which
of
the
Digital
Stories
or
Fraction
Stories
they
connected
with
and
why.
Differentiation/Modification/Enrichment:
Students
can
use
the
fraction
pieces
they
are
most
comfortable
with
(rods,
pie,
pizza,
etc).
Students
can
access
the
instructional
video
for
adding
fractions
at
any
time.
Students
can
also
demonstrate
subtraction
with
common
denominators.
Selection
of
video
tools
are
at
the
students
discretion
and
comfort
levels.
Online
activity
sheet
can
be
created
by
easy,
moderate
and
hard
Assessment:
Digital
Story
Rubric
and
Exit
Passes
s
s
Pa
Directions:
Write or draw a description of the 3 things you learned in class today.
Back
Digital
story
explains
how
to
add
fractions.
Digital
story
demonstrates
knowledge
of
the
vocabulary
related
to
subtracting
fractions
Digital
story
demonstrates
knowledge
of
the
vocabulary
related
to
subtracting
fractions
Use
of
technology
is
appropriate
and
makes
the
operations
concepts
clear.
3 POINTS
2 POINTS
1
POINT
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strong
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pictures.
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or
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