Lesson Plan: Multiplying Unit Fractions by Whole Numbers
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to multiply a unit fraction by a whole number and write multiples of unit fractions.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- use models to multiply unit fractions by whole numbers,
- write multiples of unit fractions,
- write a fraction as a product of a whole number and a unit fraction,
- solve word problems.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- adding unit fractions,
- decomposing fractions.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- multiplying nonunit fractions.
