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Fractions with Kidspiration

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Title - Fractions with Kidspiration
By - Heather
Primary Subject - Math
Secondary Subjects - Computers & Internet
Grade Level - 2

Topic/Unit:
    Math/Problem Solving
Content:
    Basic Fractions and Fraction Equivalencies
Benchmarks:
    NM-NUM.3-5.1: Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems
    • Strand IV - Number Sense and Numeration
    • Strand V - Numerical and Algebraic Operations and Analytical Thinking
Learning Resources and Materials:
  • Computer
  • Kidspiration computer software
Development of Lesson:
    Introduction:
    • Talk about different common fractions.
    • Explain how fractions are found and used in the real world.
    • Give examples of equivalent fractions.
    • Ask students for examples of equivalent fractions.

    Methods/Procedures:

    • Have students get into pairs.
    • Have the students use different types of manipulatives to demonstrate different fractions and equivalencies.
    • Have students move to different centers all based on fractions.
    • Have the Kidspiration fraction activity as one of the centers.
    • The Kidspiration Center gives an example of a whole and what half of a whole would look like, and what one-third of a whole would look like, and asks for different ways to make one-half and one-third.

    Accommodations/Adaptations:
    • Using centers for the kinesthetic learner.
    • Having someone read the directions aloud or having sound incorporated into the Kidspiration Center.
    • For a more challenging Kidspiration Center, have the students create their own fractions and equivalencies.
    • Use the results from the Kidspiration activity to gauge how well students understood the concept and if they reached the benchmarks.

    Closure:
    • Have students share their ideas with the whole class. Ask students to give examples of equivalent fractions and write them on the blackboard.
    • Use student responses to make curriculum decisions and decide whether more practice and instruction is necessary.