Summary
“Fractions are Parts of a Whole” is a Jack Hartmann learning song-and-movement video that teaches fractions — equal parts of a whole. Short and catchy — an easy warm-up, transition, or math review.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
A fraction names equal parts of a whole. The bottom number tells how many equal parts in all; the top tells how many you have.
- What does the bottom number of a fraction mean?
- What does the top number mean?
- What is something that gets split into equal parts in real life?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: fraction, whole, equal parts, half, fourth.
Try it: Fold a paper into equal parts, shade some, and write the fraction you shaded.