Beginning With Fractions

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Snack Time Math

• Beginning With Fractions

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A fraction is a part of a whole. A fraction is
written like this If you divide a cookie into
2 pieces and you eat 1 of the pieces, you have
eaten of the cookie. 1 cookie piece
1 2 cookie pieces 2
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Mom divides a pizza into 4 pieces. If you eat 1
slice of the pizza, you have eaten of the
pizza. 1 slice 1 4 slices 4
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Dad divides a pie into 8 pieces. If your brother
eats one piece of the pie, he has eaten of
the pie. 1 piece of pie 1 8 pieces
of pie 8
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Try this recipe and answer the questions that
follow about fractions. Snack Mix 2 cups small
pretzels 1 cup fish shaped crackers 1 cup candy
coated chocolate pieces Place all ingredients
into a large bowl and stir together with a spoon.
After you answer the questions, you will divide
the snack mix and eat it!


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How many cups of ingredients are in the bowl of
snack mix? Lets add 2 cups pretzels 1 cup
candy 1 cup fish shaped crackers 4 cups total
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If you divide the snack mix into plastic bags,
how many cups of the snack mix should you put
into one bag? You have 4 cups of snack mix and 4
bags
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Place 1 cup of snack mix into each bag. Each
bag holds of the snack mix that was in the
big bowl. 1 cup 1 4 bags
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The animation at the beginning of this
presentation and some of the clipart is from
Discoveryschool.com.