Grade 4 Month 3 The Wonder of Fractions
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From one come all. This simple adage forms the basis for the first block of the fraction lesson. The aim is to play with fractions through crafts, movement, games and cooking. Bring them to life and grasp this concept.
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Curriculum Areas/Learning Outcomes
Math: Concept: Fractions and decimals are types of numbers that can represent quantities.
Connections: Your child is gaining an understanding of the concept of fractions through hands-on activities such as walking and counting and cutting up food. They are making connections between fractions and decimals.
Language Arts: Concept: Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
Connection: Your child is hearing the Kalevala, the epic Finnish tale.
Science: Concept: The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems. Local changes caused by Earth’s annual movement.
Connections: Your child is observing the seasonal changes and making connections to the position of the earth.
Local changes caused by Earth’s annual movement. Your child is observing the patterns of the moon and discussing this effect on human and non-living systems.
Social Studies: Concept: Construct narratives that capture the attitudes, values, and worldviews commonly held by people at different times or places. Develop perspective.
Connection: Based on the Kalevala, your child is recognizing differing perspectives within the narrative.
Connections: Your child is gaining an understanding of the concept of fractions through hands-on activities such as walking and counting and cutting up food. They are making connections between fractions and decimals.
Language Arts: Concept: Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
Connection: Your child is hearing the Kalevala, the epic Finnish tale.
Science: Concept: The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems. Local changes caused by Earth’s annual movement.
Connections: Your child is observing the seasonal changes and making connections to the position of the earth.
Local changes caused by Earth’s annual movement. Your child is observing the patterns of the moon and discussing this effect on human and non-living systems.
Social Studies: Concept: Construct narratives that capture the attitudes, values, and worldviews commonly held by people at different times or places. Develop perspective.
Connection: Based on the Kalevala, your child is recognizing differing perspectives within the narrative.
Curriculum Overview
This unit will begin with a dramatic and hands-on experience of fractions. From that entry point, your child will spend this month in activities that bring fractions to life. Food is always a great way to enjoy fractions, so there will be lots of opportunities to divide food into equal parts and eat it! Please feel free to add this into lessons, even when not part of the guided day. In addition to learning with food, your child will be creating many of their own math manipulatives by drawing. cutting and creating their own fraction shapes to explore with. The main purpose of this first fraction unit is to bring the concept that “a fraction is a part of a whole” to life, and to become comfortable working with fractions in simple ways. Every child learns at their own pace; make space for your child’s way of learning and trust that they will come to grasp this work in their own time.