The purpose of this activity is for students to use their fraction reasoning skills to practice locating fractions on a number line. Students should be in groups, but the groups should stay small enough that every member has a chance to share their ideas. Be sure to space groups so that each has their own area in which to work. Students write the fractions on their tape. Students will use the number line they create here in the next activity.
As they place the different numbers, students think about the meanings of the numerator and the denominator in the fractions and how whole numbers can be written as fractions (MP7).
MLR8 Discussion Supports. Synthesis: At the appropriate time, give groups 2–3 minutes to plan what they will say when they present to the class. “Practiquen lo que van a decir cuando compartan su recta numérica con toda la clase. Hablen sobre lo que es importante decir y decidan quién va a compartir cada parte” // “Practice what you will say when you share your number line with the class. Talk about what is important to say, and decide who will share each part.”
Advances: Speaking, Conversing, Representing
Action and Expression: Develop Expression and Communication. Synthesis: Identify connections between strategies that result in the same outcomes but use different approaches.
Supports accessibility for: Memory
