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Hello everyone! Its me Angela. Im the one sitting in the front row next to Chris. I can't wait to teach elementary school, and I really enjoy being with the younger grades.I really enjoy teaching English and Science, both are very fun. My biggest fear is having to teach fractions to 5th graders. So I guess its now or never.......

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Standards:
 * (1)** Represent a rational number in its equivalent fraction, decimal, ratio and percent forms with models, number patterns and common factors.
 * (2)** Construct and use models and pictures to add and subtract fractions, decimals and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.

Objectives: Students will be able to confidentially understand the parts of a fraction (numerators and denominators). Students will also be able to accurately add fractions with like denominators.

Learner's Background Knowledge: Students will have to use their previous knowledge on fractions from fourth grade. They will need to know what a fraction is, what each fraction means, and its fraction parts such as the numerator and denominator.

Asessment: I will ask the students to demonstrate mastery of the student learning objective by the observing their work in class and completion of the online worksheet that will be assigned. Students need to answer 7 out of 10 correctly.

Initiation I will begin my lesson by introducing terms such as like denominators. I will explain that a denominator is the bottom number of the fraction and in order to add fractions you need to have same number on the bottom of both the fractions you want to add together. For example:



Lesson Development:

As we move on in the lesson to begin to add fractions I will give them important instructions. These instructions are crucial when adding fractions. "Whenever you add fractions with like denominators(bottom number) You add the numerators together (top numbers) to get the answer and you keep the Denominators(Bottom Number) the same." I will first show them adding with pictures of pizza to give them a simple idea.

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We will go step by step on the board. 1/2 + 1/2 is 2/2 which is one whole.......I will ask students to explain to me the reasoning behind this. I am looking for "you add 1+1 but keep 2 the same.

next we will move on to more difficult ones and I will have them work in groups. I will put the fraction up on the board and each group with select one person to come up and put their answer with work on the smart board. For each right answer each group gets a point. The fractions I will use are:

1/4 +1/4 2/3+4/3 6/8+2/8 1/9+ 1/9

Closure: To end this lesson I will assign a worksheet for homework. The next day I will put the worksheet up on the SmartBoard and we can fill it in together.

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Parents: here are some worksheets for home practice :