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Class: Math – Understanding Fractions Workshop
Class Length: 11 weeks
Schedule: 5-day/week lesson plan
Resources needed:
• Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com
• Access to a computer and printer
• Journal for notetaking and homework
Instructions: This suggested lesson plan is broken down into separate weeks and days. On the line beside each day,
write the specific day of the month you would like your student to complete each assignment (consider writing
dates in pencil). As your student completes each assignment, he/she can mark the check box beside it. When the
entire lesson has been completed, come back to this page and mark the check box beside that lesson. Once the
entire course has been completed, consider printing out a Certificate of Completion as well.
Use the note boxes on each page to provide further instructions, leave a message for your student, remind yourself
about the details of a particular lesson, and so on.
Lessons Completed
(Check the following boxes as you have completed each lesson.)
Lesson 1: What Is a Fraction?
Lesson 2: Fractions on a Number Line
Lesson 3: Equivalent Fractions
Lesson 4: Simplifying Fractions
Lesson 5: Equivalent Fractions on a Number Line
Lesson 6: Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Lesson 7: Comparing and Ordering Fractions with Like Numerators or Denominators
Lesson 8: Comparing and Ordering Fractions by Finding a Common Denominator
Lesson 9: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions through Modeling
Lesson 10: Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
Lesson 11: Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers