It is time for some fraction fun!  Coordinate theCommon Core State Standards with a delicious and educational fraction lesson plan idea.  It is sure to be a math lesson your students will remember!

Fractions Pizza Party

Standards:  CCSS Math – 3.NF 1, 3.a., 3.b.

Materials & Supplies:

• Uncut Pizzas (solicit donations from local pizza shop)
• Pizza Cutter
• Construction Paper – Tan
• Kid-Friendly Scissors
• Markers
• 3″ x 5″ Index Cards
• Pencils
• Sandwich bags (1 per child)

Group Lesson:

• Begin by explaining that the whole pizza represents a whole or 1/1.
• Cut it in half using your pizza cutter to represent the fraction 1/2 and then in half again to represent 1/4.  From there, discuss the equivalent fractions of 2/4 and 1/2.

Student Activity:

• Have students draw their own pizzas (paying attention to the toppings they include on each part of the pizza) and cut them into fourths.
• Students then can create word problems to correspond with their drawings.  For example, if they colored half of the pizza with pepperoni the questions could be:  “What fraction of the pizza has pepperoni?”  Write the word problems on index cards.
• Students can bag their pizzas and word problems in a sealable sandwich bag and exchange them with a classmate.
• Once they have solved the problems in two or three bags, stop and discuss the activity as a class.

At the end of the lesson, share the real pizza and discuss how much fun (and how delicious!) fractions can be.

Looking for more Common Core Resources?  Find them here.