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Paint - Fractions 2 - N-II.1.2

Math
Yes

Description
Using the Windows Paint Program students cover a "whole" rectangle with first 1/2 pieces, then 1/3 pieces, and finally 1/4 pieces so that students can see the relationships between fractions and wholes.

LessonPlan
Yes

Tech Skills
Students use the Cutting Tool to move the fraction pieces and the Edit/Copy Edit/Paste commands to move and make more of the fraction pieces.

Software
Windows Paint Program

EarlyYears
Yes

SubmittedBy
Leslie Gentes

E-mail: lgentes@wsd1.org

Details:

The file fraction.bmp is stored on a 2Students/Read Only/Shared Directory.  Students may have already completed the activities found under Math-Fractions which I have submitted as activities on this web site but this activity can   be completed independently. To download this file, click on this link Fraction.bmp.

Students cut out the piece representing 1/2 and use Edit/Copy Edit/Paste to make a copy of the half piece. The half pieces are moved on top of the "whole".  The fraction 1/2 is also copied and moved on top of each of the half pieces.  Students then raise their hand so that the teacher or other recorder can mark off that they have completed this portion of the lesson successfully.

Students then redo the above activity placing the 1/3 pieces on top of the 1/2 pieces until the whole is again covered.  The activity is then repeated with the 1/4 pieces.