Unit 4: Fractions
Mini-Unit 1: Fraction Equivalence & Comparison
Lesson 1.3: Generating Equivalent Fractions
This teacher-led small-group activity includes a printable math mat with number-line and area-model supports and 12 editable task cards for hands-on fraction practice. Students build fraction models, partition shapes, and create equivalent fractions using multiplication and division.
Students will:
• build models of fractions using area models and number lines
• partition shapes or number lines to make new fractional units
• use multiplication to generate equivalent fractions
• use division to generate equivalent fractions
• explain why the value of a fraction does not change when multiplying or dividing by a fraction equivalent to 1
• compare equivalent models to deepen understanding of how operations interact with fractions
Standards:
CCSS: 4.NF.1
TEKS: 4.3A, 4.3C, 4.3D, 4.3E
