Decomposing fractions

These are some of the posters I'm using for CCSS 4NF4 and a poster that my students use to help them when they respond in their reader's response notebook. Everytime I introduce or review a part of the Reader's Response Notebook I create a poster and an anchor for students to refer to because they need that visual model as a guide. I have found that CCSS is much more detailed than just using an algorithm to solve a problem. It's about how the math works. My students had difficulty with…

4nf3 decomposing fractions

After our start of our fraction unit, we moved onto some key vocab and models. First, the students got 6 different pieces of construction paper (all the same size) and were instructed to divide each into a different fractional amount. We added them to our Math Notebooks by gluing in an envelope to hold them. I had the students label each section, which led us into a discussion about what a unit fraction was and how to decompose a number and what it meant. They next day, students got a purple…

Decomposing Fractions Anchor Chart

Common core 4th grade math decomposing fractions anchor chart

Decomposing fractions anchor

Check out this blog post on my favorite math lesson for teaching fractions in upper grades. Decomposing fractions is a great way to help build a foundation for adding and subtracting fractions and changing fractions from improper fractions to mixed number

Decompose Fractions anchor chart

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