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The learning centers are designed for a third grade fraction unit.
Grouping
Since the centers are used at the beginning of the fraction lesson and fractions are new to
all students, the students will be placed in mixed-ability groups.
After some practice and formative assessments, I will be able to group students according
to math skills that need support. I can then have small-group instruction for reteaching
and enrichment.
Groups will have leaders that will help pass out math center folders.
All work will go into the math center folders.
Transitions
Cuisenaire Fractions
3. NF1 Understand a fraction 1/b as a quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is portioned into b
equal parts: understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by parts of size 1/b.
Materials: Cuisenaire rods
Object: The student uses the largest (orange) rod as the whole and finds the fractional value of
the other rods.
Instructions:
In your math center notebook, draw a six-inch number line that begins with zero and ends
with one.
Roll the die. The number you roll is the amount of equal segments you will divide your
number line by. For example, if you roll a 5 then you will divide your number line into
five equal segments.
Label the segments using fractions. Explain why you labeled the segments with the
fractions you chose.
Repeat until you have completed five different number lines.
Use your fraction strips to compare the fractions below. Write the fractions in your math
center notebook and use compare using the <, > or + symbols. Also, record why with
your answer.
o and 1/6
o 1/3 and
o and
o 1/3 and 2/6
Pick two more fractions and order them.