Description
Bring the fun to 4th grade math lessons with an interactive unit to compare and order fractions! Would you love to see your students actively engaged in learning how to compare and order fractions? Even looking forward to math block each day as the best part of the day? If so, this high-engagement, activity-driven 4th grade math unit on comparing and ordering fractions is perfect for you. Yep…a whole compare and order fractions unit, ready to go! Just print and gather a few handy supplies.
This compare and order fractions unit is designed for high engagement and an interactive classroom. Whether you enjoy breaking your class up into smaller groups to utilize guided math and math centers or you prefer to keep them together for large group instruction, you will have everything you need included in this compare and order fractions unit. Add a few dice and a couple packs of dollar-store playing cards to watch math come alive!
Each compare and order fractions math lesson includes:
- a mini-lesson so you can model the concept for your students
- a peer practice activity to allow students to practice the concept with peers
- an interactive notebook entry
- a math game to be played with a partner or group
- a paper assignment for practice or homework
- answer key
To complete your plans for teaching how to compare and order fractions, this unit also includes:
- an overview of the unit-letting you know which order to teach the lessons
- An end-of-unit review notebook entry
- An end-of-unit activity for review
- An end-of-unit assessment and answer key
This is a comprehensive Comparing and Ordering Fractions unit covers the 4th-grade CCSS for math and math TEKS related to comparing and ordering fractions.
4 INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS + 1 REVIEW LESSON + 1 ASSESSMENT.
The following lessons are included in this compare and order fractions unit:
➡️ Use Area Models to Compare Fractions Lesson Plan Game and Activities
➡️ Use Fraction Strips to Compare Fractions Lesson Plan Game and Activites
➡️ Use Benchmark Fractions to Compare Fractions Lesson Plan Game and Activities
➡️ Compare Fractions by Using Common Denominators Lesson Plan Game and Activities
This compare and order fractions unit is an effective and easy-to-implement plan to meet the increased expectations for rigor in math classrooms while still feeding your student’s need for play. The lessons and activities in this compare and order fractions unit can each be used independently or woven together into a guided math block.
An example of a 90-minute daily math block might look like this:
- Whole group mini-lesson 10-15 minutes
- Peer practice follow-up activity 10-15 minutes
- Group time organization-assign students to groups and front load the directions for small group and station tasks
- Rotating station work-60 minutes broken up into 20 min chunks.
- Station 1: Teacher table-we dig deeper and complete the worksheet, reteaching or extending as needed. (BONUS-I grade the papers as we go!)
- Station 2: Notebooking-students add the INB pieces to their notebooks and work the math included
- Station 3: Game of the day with a recording sheet (sometimes I even send these home for homework so parents can see how much fun their kids are having learning about 4th-grade math!)
OPEN THE PREVIEW FILE FOR A CLOSER LOOK!
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4th Grade Morning Slides with Morning Warm Ups for Math and ELAR – Editable
4th Grade Math Anchor Charts and Math Posters – Math Reference Sheets
Problem of the Day for Math Talks and Number Talks – YEAR LONG RESOURCE
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