Lesson Plan in Math 4 (Kinds of Fractions)
Lesson Plan in Math 4 (Kinds of Fractions)
IN
MATHEMATICS 4
I.OBJECTIVE
III. PROCEDURE
A.Preliminary Activity
1. Drill
Have a drill on visualizing and identifying fractions using pictures.
2. Review
Have a review on representing fraction through sets, regions, etc.
Provide exercises where pupils represent fractions through sets, regions, etc.
B. During Activity
1. Motivation
Ask: How many of you go to the market with your parents? What do you buy
from the market?
Why do you have to go the market with your parents?
2.Presentation
Have the pupils read and understand the situation below.
One Saturday morning, Albert accompanied his mother to the
market to buy ingredients for the dish. They bought ¾ kilogram of
potatoes, and 5/4 kilograms of chicken and 1 ¾ kilograms of potatoes.
Albert carried the ingredients in going home.
3.Comprehension Check
Ask this questions:
What ingredients did Albert and his mother buy?
What do you think is Albert’s mother going to cook?
What kind of a boy is Albert?
Will you do the same to your mother?
Infuse the value of being helpful.
¾ kg 5/4 kg 1 ¾ kg
Less than one whole More than one whole Combination of a whole and part
of a whole
After the activity, ask the pupils to say something about the activity.
Ask: What can you say about the first fraction?
Can you give other examples?
What can you say about the second fraction?
Can you give other examples?
What is a mixed number?
Introduce the term proper fraction for a fraction whose numerator is smaller
than the
denominator; improper fraction for a fraction whose numerator is equal to
or greater than the
denominator; and mixed number for a fraction which is a sum of a whole
number and a fraction.
____4.3/8 _____7/18
8.Application
Write the given fractions in the appropriate column.
6/7 3/10 3 2/5 11/7 5 1/8 1/5 7/4 15/6 8/9 13/5
IV. EVALUATION
Identify the fractions given below. Put a check (/) mark on proper fractions, mark (x) the
improper fractions and encircle the mixed numbers.
V. ASSIGNMENT
Write P if the given fraction is proper fraction, I if improper fraction and M If it is a mixed
number.