Day 4

• Ask them to write several fractions describing people in the room, e.g., What fraction of the men have their hair tied back? What fraction of students have their hair tied back? What fraction of women?
• Write five fractions equivalent to 1/2.
• I’ll give you five fractions, 1/10, 1/2, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/20. Write them in order from smallest to largest. If you like, draw some diagrams or use the math tools.
• I’ll give you four fractions, 4/10, 3/10, 5/10 and 9/10. Write them in order from smallest to largest. If you like, draw some diagrams or use the math tools.
• Write some equivalent fractions: a fraction equivalent to 1/2 with a bottom number of 4. (Write the question up in the usual way so that people can see it. 1/2 = /4). Continue with a few more: 1/4 = /12; 3/4 = /16; 1/3 = /9; 2/3 = /12.
• I eat 3/4 of a chocolate bar. What fraction is left?
• The kids eat 5/8 of the pizza. What fraction is left?
• The team plays the first quarter of the basketball game. How much of the game is left?
• I do 1/3 of my homework. What fraction is left?
• Thanks, you can sit down.

Day 5

• Draw three columns at the board. At the top of one write "less than 1/2," at the top of the next, write "= 1/2," and at the top of the last column write "more than 1/2." I’ll give you some fractions. You write them in the correct column: 1/4, 7/8; 5/10, 3/4, 5/6, 1/12, 3/100.
• Write five fractions equivalent to 1.
• I’ll give you five fractions, 1/3, 1/10, 1/5, 1/9, and 1/2. Write them in order from smallest to largest. If you like, draw some diagrams or use the math tools.
• I’ll give you four fractions, 89/100, 39/100, 51/100 and 9/100. Write them in order from smallest to largest. If you like, draw some diagrams.
• Write some equivalent fractions, 1/4 = /12; 1/3 = /12; 2/3 = /12; 3/4 = /12, 5/6 = /12.
• I watch 3/4 hours of a one-hour program. What fraction is left?
• I eat 1/2 of an apple. What fraction is left?
• The kids use up 4/5 of the toothpaste. What fraction is left?
• I watch the first half of the soccer game. How much of the game is left?
• I have to read 10 pages for homework. I read 9 pages. What fraction of my homework is left?
• Reduce these fractions to lowest terms: 2/4, 4/8, 6/12, 8/16, 12/24.