Teacher shows them all of the WHOLE fruits, tells them weвЂ™re going to cut them up into pieces to learn about fractions.

Everyone can have a taste ofВ some ofВ these fruits during the lesson. What group are these foods from? (Vegetables and Fruit) What are the other three groups? (Meats and Alternatives, Milk and Alternatives, Grain Products). Remind students about CanadaвЂ™s Food Guide. We sat in a circle on the floor, with the fruitВ on the chart paper.

Have all students wash their hands with soap and water and come to the learning circle.

chart paper and marker for teacher to use in the learning circle.

all students need math journals, pencil, eraser.

WASHED 2 apples (one green and one red), 2 oranges, kiwi, banana, cantaloupe (for parts of a whole), 15 grapes, 10 cherries (for parts of a set)or whatever fruit you have that you can cut into pieces easily (MAKE SURE THE NUMBER OF GRAPES AND CHERRIES IS DIFFERENT).

review ordinal numbers (fourth, eighth) and show students how fractions use the same idea (one вЂ“ fourth, 1/4th, one вЂ“ eighth, 1/8th).

(you can use plant to measure height with ruler)

GOOD TO DO THIS LESSON IN MAY, END OF YEAR, THEN PLANT THE CANTALOUPE SEEDS FOR MOTHERвЂ™S DAY OR JUNE GARDENS.

tasting fruitВ students have never tried before, easier when your friends are trying them too (get signed permission from parents about students eating fruit, regarding allergies, etc.).

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