Mr. Siracusa's Class - Equivalent Fractions Group Activity!


Mr. Siracusa and his students doing the fraction activity.

The preparation
Make a set of 25 Fractionville ID cards with the fractions indicated below or print out the files that are linked below and cut out the individual cards.


Cards based on 1/2 - (1/2, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10)
Cards based on 1/3 - (1/3, 2/6, 3/9, 4/12, 5/15)
Cards based on 2/3 - (2/3, 4/6, 6/9, 8/12, 10/15)
Cards based on 1/4 - (1/4, 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20)
Cards based on 3/4 - (3/4, 6/8, 9/12, 12/16, 15/20)

On the whiteboard
- Show this letter:
Dear applicant:
Congratulations! Your application for becoming a citizen of Fractionville is approved. You are now officially a fraction with a natural number on top and a natural number on the bottom. Enclosed (or on your desk) is your new identity (ID) card. On one side is your new name and on the other is your current picture ID. It should look like the one below folded in half and pasted together.


You are now entitled to participate in all activities in Fractionville.
Regards,
3/5
Mayor of Fractionville


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