Materials:
1 copy for each student of Student Resource Pages:
Book: "Fraction Fun" by David Adler
Introduction:
- Read "Fraction Fun" by David Adler.
- Review the definition of the numerator and the denominator. Show a fraction and label the numerator and the denominator.
Activity:
- Read Frannie Fraction's letter to the students.
- Discuss the three departments in the factory that the students are going to investigate, Joe's Jellybeans, Cindy's Cookies, and Fred's Fruits.
- Have students read Student Resource Page 2. Together discuss Joe's problem. Discuss the example on the page.
- Have students work on Joe's Dilemma on Student Resource Pages 2 and 3. Then discuss the answers.
Assessment:
- Have each child complete Student Resource Page 4.
