Teach 1 4 Teach How would you find

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Teach How would you find a quarter of this rectangle?

Teach We need to split the rectangle into 4 equal parts.

Model 0 1 Keeping this in mind, where do you think a quarter of 1 would be on a number line?

Model 0 1 We split the number line between 0 and 1 into 4 equal parts…

Model 0 1 4 1

Model 0 1 4 1 And one quarter would be one part away from 0!

Model Shade half of the rectangle. How many quarters is this equivalent to?

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Model 0 1 2 1 You’re getting the hang of this!

Model 0 1 What fraction does this line show? Think about how much is shaded on the rectangle.

Model 0 3 4 1 It’s three quarters!

Model 0 1 What do you think comes next on the number line if we are counting in quarters?

Model 0 1 1 1 4 We say this as “one and a quarter”. We can keep going forever!

Model Let’s say the fractions on the number line out loud… 0 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 4 1 2 1 3 4 Notes: Click to reveal the visual aid one quarter at a time as you count. 1 21 2 3 2 2 4 3 What comes next?

Apply I’m too tired to finish my number line! What are the missing gaps? Explain how you know. 0 1 2 3 4 1

Apply 0 1 4 3 4 1 1 4 1 2 I’m too tired to finish my number line! What numbers are missing? Explain how you know. 1 3 4 1 24 2 12 3

Apply 5 1 4 5 1 2 6 6 1 4 6 3 4 7 This number line has larger numbers! Can you find the missing values? 7 12 734 8

Apply 3 Where would these fractions go on our number line? 4 6 5 4 1 4 5 3 1 2 3 4

Apply 3 3 1 2 4 4 Did you get your answer correct? 1 4 5 5 3 4 6