Grade 3 · Math
Grade 3 math: unit fractions
The teacher asked
Write a 45-minute Grade 3 lesson introducing unit fractions, with a worksheet and an exit ticket. Standard: CCSS 3.NF.A.1. 24 students, two are newcomer English learners. We have fraction strips and mini whiteboards.
What’s inside
- objectives with success criteria
- a timed lesson plan (5 + 10 + 12 + 15 + 3 minutes) with a sandwich-sharing warm-up and a fraction-strip think-aloud
- a hinge question
- an 8-item worksheet with a challenge item and answer key
- an exit ticket with what each wrong answer shows
Skills used
Excerpt (exit ticket response table, shortened)
| Answer | What it shows | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1 on item 1 | Reverses numerator and denominator | Reteach “the bottom number is how many equal parts” with folding |