Unit 2, Lesson 12
Formas de comparar fracciones
Grado 4
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students investigated the relative sizes of fractions with the same numerator or denominator. They also compared fractions to and 1. In this lesson, students apply those understandings to compare a wider range of fractions.
Some students may make comparisons by writing equivalent fractions, which shows they are applying learning from earlier in the unit. However it is not necessary to highlight this approach at this point. In the next lesson, students will take a closer look at how equivalence can be used to compare fractions.
- Engagement
- MLR8
- Explain (orally and using words or other representations) strategies for comparing fractions.
- Comparemos fracciones.
Required Materials
Activity 2
Required Preparation
- Each group of 2 needs 3 colored pencils (3 different colors).
Teacher Reflection Questions
Which questions did you ask today that were effective in prompting students to compare the size of fractions strategically or structurally? Which ones might have pushed students toward a particular method or process?