Lesson Plan Day 3

Introduction to Fractions

Topic: Equal shares from a whole Grade Level: 2 Name: Samantha Dube

Lesson Type: New material Performance Level: on Group Size: 2 and 3 students

Standard/s: Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares
using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three
thirds, four fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape.

Objective/s: Students will be able to accurately identify shapes and divide them into halves, thirds,
and quarters, 4 out of 5 times.

Assessment plan for each objective: Using their poster boards students will be asked to partition
circles and rectangles into halves, thirds, and quarters of the shape. The student will be asked to
separate circle cut outs into equally sized partitions piles and into those that are not equally
partitioned.

Key vocabulary terms and definitions:

Whole- all parts of the item.

Equal parts- all the parts that make up a whole have to be divided into equal shapes, big or small.

Partition-dividing

Materials: 7 poster boards with circle and rectangle shapes.

7 circle practice worksheets.

7 rectangle worksheets.

Rectangle Cake cut out.

Circle cut outs to put into piles equal and unequal partitions.

Paper, pencil and scissors.

 Whole-y Cow fractions are fun book.

Extension worksheets for fast finishers.

Differentiation/Accommodations:

Extend: More hands on exploration and challenging questions. Delaini and Evelyn are fast
finishers. They will be given a worksheet to continue practicing halves, thirds and fourths. They will be
asked to circles pizzas that have been partitioned into halves, thirds and fourths. If they finish early
again the assistant teacher will ask them to draw more challenging partitions of circles and rectangles
from fifths to twelfths.

Support: we have 3 teachers. One will teach and the others will sit and support the student
Savannah and Peston struggles more, so they will be strategically seated near the teacher that is
teaching. When she sees them struggling she can repeat instruction and help them with the areas
they are struggling with and the support teacher can give the extension to the students who are
ahead.

Management Decisions

Behavioral Expectations: Transitions from place to place Fast Finishers: Pizza worksheets
Students will only use scissors or between activities: brain and challenging partitions.
when directed to do so. break as needed.

Attention Signal (Regain Material Management: The Grouping: 2 groups of 2 and one
Student Focus): “1, 2, 3, eyes teachers will give out and collect group of 3. They will also work as
on me…1, 2, eyes on you” materials. a whole class and as individuals.

Lesson Sequence

Time What the teacher is doing What the students are doing
15mins Gain Attention/Activate prior knowledge: The students will listen to
the story, ask questions
*Stephanie will be taking pictures and the support teacher.
and answer questions
*Anna will be taking observation notes. asked peers or the
teacher.
Read Whole-y cow Fractions are fun book. Ask students some of
the questions in the book. “What fraction of the Cow is
blue?”The teacher will explain what a fraction is. A fraction is
formed when a whole is divided into equal parts.

10 Input & Modeling: The students will work in

groups to figure out
The teacher will use cookie cut outs to teach about halves,
thirds, halves and
thirds, and fourths. The teacher will explain that the pieces have
quarters of a circle on
to be equally partitioned seizes. She will also explain that the
their poster boards.
size of the shape doesnt matter.

The teacher will say half of,a third of, a fourth of, when referring
to the partitions. The will learn and start to
refer to partitions
as, half of,a third of, a
Before introducing partitioning of rectangles, the students will fourth of when discussing
be asked to work in groups and to decide which piece of cake is them in class.
the biggest piece of cake.

15 Guided practice: The teacher will guide students in making the The students will cut
fractions from shapes on their poster board. After one guided their own outlines as the
practice the teacher will ask the students to put thumbs up if teacher shows the
they are ready to do the next shape on their own or thumbs example.
down if they want more help.
The students will put
The teacher will either do another practice or move on thumbs up or down in
depending on what the children understand. guidance for the
teacher’s next move.

5 Closure/Summary: The teacher recap what was learned during

the lesson. She will ask the children to share in their groups if
they would want, half of a cake, a third of a cake or quarter of a
cake.
10 Independent practice:

The students will be asked to complete 2 worksheets on

fractions halves, thirds and quarters. One about circles and
another on rectangles.

Items to be collected as a result of this lesson: Work sheets, cookie and circle cut outs.