Week 07 · Fractions are numbers
Thursday
The lantern path
// Unit fractions, a/b and the number line
⏱ about 15 min
Thursday: The lantern path
Chris the Coyote leans in close.
"One night, Riley set lanterns along the path to the pond," he says.
"He cut the path into 8 equal parts."
"He put a lantern at each eighth of the way."
"At 5/8, Ferris stopped to look at the stars."
"At 8/8, everyone reached the pond and sang a song."
Story: Lanterns in eighths
The path from 0 to 1 has 8 equal parts.
Each part is 1/8 of the path.
Ferris stopped 5 jumps of 1/8 from 0. That is 5/8.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Into how many equal parts did Riley cut the path?
Where did Ferris stop?How many parts of size 1/8 make 5/8?
More fraction puzzles
SOLVE THE PUZZLE
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Hazel eats 3 of 6 equal pear slices. What fraction did she eat?
Lucy colors 2 of 4 equal parts of a flag. What fraction is colored?
Donnie walks 7 of 8 equal parts of a trail. What fraction did he walk?Eight friends share 1 long ribbon equally. What fraction does each friend get?
READ THE LINE
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
What fraction does the dot show?
What fraction does the dot show?
What fraction does the dot show?Think about the 8 equal parts of the path.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Ferris stopped at 5/8 of the path. | ? |
| Each lantern part was 1/5 of the path. | ? |
| 8 parts of size 1/8 make the whole path. | ? |
| 2 of 4 equal parts is 2/4. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach part was 1/8, because the path had 8 equal parts.
Try it
Walk across a room in 4 equal steps.
Stop after 1 step and say "one fourth."
Keep going and say each fraction.
Stop after 1 step and say "one fourth."
Keep going and say each fraction.
Draw Riley's lantern path with 8 lanterns. Circle 5/8.
A bright story! Tomorrow Freddy hosts a fraction game.