Grade 04 Mathematics - EC: M04.A-F.1.1.1
Grade 04 Mathematics - EC: M04.A-F.1.1.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Find three equivalent fractions to
- Is
?
- Fill in the chart to find equivalent fractions.
- In the school band
of the students play a woodwind instrument. In simplest form, what fraction of the students play woodwind instruments?
- George has two trays of brownies that are the same size. He needs to divide them into the same number of equal parts. One tray of has
of the brownies frosted and the other tray has 
of the brownies frosted. How many parts could each tray be divided into? Is there more than one answer? Explain.
- The bathroom floor at your house is getting new tiles. Your parents are creating a pattern that has
of the tiles being blue. What other fractions can represent the part of the tiles that will be blue? Use the models to show your work.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Acceptable responses include, but are not limited to:
- Multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same number to get an equivalent fraction
- Yes, both the numerator and denominator were multiplied by 3.
in simplest form. You must divide the numerator and denominator by 6.- Each brownie tray could be divided into 10 equal parts. Yes, there is more than one answer. Reason might include, but are not limited to:
- When finding equal size parts in the brownie trays you are finding a common denominator of 2 and 5.
- You could list the common multiples of 2 and 5.
- The LCM of 2 and 5 is 10, so any multiple of 10 would also be a possible answer.
- Answers will vary, but will include a fraction that is equivalent to
. Student must multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same number to find the equivalent fraction.
Examples:
