1 ivide ircle into halves. ivide ircle into fourths. ircle ircle Unit 5 Introduction 3 olleen wants to cut a card into fourths. raw lines on the rectangles to show 3 different ways she can cut the card. Which circle has more pieces? nswer Which circle has larger pieces? nswer ircle the word to make each sentence true. The circle with (more / fewer) equal parts has larger pieces. The circle with (more / fewer) equal parts has smaller pieces. 4 Susie cuts a string into fractional parts for a project. How many equal pieces does Susie make? Use words to name 1 piece of the string. Use words to name 5 pieces of the string. 5 Look at the square below. 2 Trace the dotted lines to divide the octagon into eighths. Then shade six parts to show six eighths. oes the square show halves? nswer Explain your answer. 2013-2014 motivationmath LEVEL 2 ILLEGL TO OPY 39
Unit 5 Guided Practice 1 Eloy colors three fourths of a shape. Which could NOT be Eloy s shape? 3 Helen has an L-shaped closet. She wants to use half the closet for clothes and half for toys. Which picture shows a way Helen could partition her closet? clothes toys toys clothes toys toys clothes clothes 2 Ms. Farr asks 3 students to divide a circle into eighths. Their answers are shown below. 4 Kason and Lyle each have equal strips of gum, as shown below. Kason Lyle Pedro Ray Wally Whose answer is correct? Pedro Ray Pedro and Ray Pedro, Ray, and Wally Kason cuts his gum into halves. Lyle cuts his gum into eighths. Which statement about the gum is true? Kason s pieces are smaller than Lyle s pieces. Kason makes two cuts in his gum. Lyle makes eight cuts in his gum. Lyle s pieces are smaller than Kason s pieces. 40 ILLEGL TO OPY motivationmath LEVEL 2 2013-2014
1 Jodi divides a trapezoid into equal parts. She shades the parts, as shown below. Unit 5 Independent Practice 3 Taylor has a square piece of paper. She cuts it into fourths to use in a scrapbook. Which does NOT show fourths? What fractional part of the trapezoid does Jodi shade? two fourths one half two eighths two halves 2 Ms. Rollins gives each of her 3 children a cookie. 4 Fred divided these figures into fractional parts and shaded one part. ez rt Renee ez divides his cookie into eighths. rt divides his cookie into fourths. Renee divides her cookie into halves. Which is true? rt has fewer pieces than ez. rt has smaller pieces than ez. Renee has smaller pieces than rt. Renee has more pieces than ez. Which figure shows one eighth shaded? Only the rectangle The rectangle and the hexagon The rectangle and the octagon The triangle and the hexagon 2013-2014 motivationmath LEVEL 2 ILLEGL TO OPY 41
Unit 5 ssessment 1 Shayla baked a cake. Her brother ate three eighths of the cake. Shayla drew a picture of her cake. She shaded the parts that her brother ate. Which could NOT be Shayla s drawing? 3 Lexie divided these hexagons into 2 parts and shaded one part. Which shaded parts cover half of the hexagon? Only the shaded trapezoid oth the shaded triangle and the shaded pentagon Only the shaded pentagon oth the shaded trapezoid and the shaded pentagon 4 Stacy and Steve each have brownies of equal size, as shown. 2 Which ribbon has been cut into four fourths? Stacy Steve Stacy cuts her brownie into halves. Steve cuts his brownie into eighths. Which statement is true? Stacy has more pieces than Steve. Stacy has 4 pieces. Steve has smaller pieces than Stacy. Steve has fewer pieces than Stacy. 42 ILLEGL TO OPY motivationmath LEVEL 2 2013-2014
Unit 5 ritical Thinking nalysis nalyze 1 Marta is using color tiles. She wants to fill the grid below so that one half of the grid is blue, one fourth of the grid is red, and one fourth of the grid is yellow. olor the grid to show one way Marta could arrange the tiles. nalysis nalyze 2 Jordan wants to fold a sheet of notebook paper into eighths. What is the least number of folds he will need to make? nswer Use words, numbers, or pictures to explain how you found your answer. 2013-2014 motivationmath LEVEL 2 ILLEGL TO OPY 43
Unit 5 Journal/Vocabulary ctivity Journal Kaiden ate half of this candy bar. nalysis nalyze Leo ate half of this candy bar. Explain why Kaiden ate more candy. Vocabulary ctivity Fill in each blank with an unscrambled word to complete the sentences below. 1. is part of a. (toncrafi) (lewoh) 2. are two equal that make a whole. (lehsav) (rapts) 3. are four parts that make a whole. (thorufs) (luaqe) 4. If a whole is divided into eight equal parts, the parts are called. (thighes) 44 ILLEGL TO OPY motivationmath LEVEL 2 2013-2014
Motivation Molly says, You re on top of it! Unit 5 Motivation Station Name That Part Play with a partner. Each player needs a small game marker. Each pair of players needs 1 two-color counter and 1 game sheet. Player 1 tosses a counter onto the desk. If the counter lands red-side up, the player moves ahead 2 spaces. If the counter lands with the other color up, the player moves ahead 1 space. The player must say the name of the shaded part of the figure on which the marker lands, such as one fourth. If an error is made, the player must return to the starting space for that turn. Then play passes to Player 2. The first player to reach the star is the winner. Start Winner! 2013-2014 motivationmath LEVEL 2 ILLEGL TO OPY 45
Unit 5 Homework 1 The square below shows fourths with 1 part shaded. 3 Ms. Tony asks her students to draw lines on 2 octagons to show eighths. Lea draws two correct figures. Mei draws two figures that are NOT correct. Their work is shown below. raw lines to show fourths in 2 different ways on the squares below. Shade 1 part to show one fourth. Write each girl s name under the 2 octagons she drew. 4 Nia and nn have cakes of equal size, as shown below. 2 on found a piece of rope. Nia nn on wants to cut the rope into eighths. raw lines on the rope to show how on can cut it into eighths. How many times must on cut the rope? One girl divides her cake into fourths. The other girl divides her cake into eighths. Nia s pieces are smaller than nn s pieces. Write the number of pieces in each girl s cake. Nia nn Parent ctivities 1. Prepare lunch for your child using foods such as graham crackers, sandwiches, and granola bars. ivide each type of food into halves, fourths, and eighths using words such as one fourth to name each piece. 2. Peel an orange and lay the pieces so they can be counted easily. If the orange has 8 sections, discuss that eight eighths of the orange sections have not been eaten. s your child eats a section, say, Now one eighth of the orange has been eaten, and seven eighths are left. 46 ILLEGL TO OPY motivationmath LEVEL 2 2013-2014