Math Grade 6 - Fractions Percents Ratios Unit Plan - 2016
Math Grade 6 - Fractions Percents Ratios Unit Plan - 2016
Math Grade 6 - Fractions Percents Ratios Unit Plan - 2016
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)
Rationale:
In this unit grade 6 students will continue to build their knowledge about fractions.
In grade 5 they would have learned about fractions and how to put a list of various
fractions and decimals in order. However, this is the first time that they are
introduced to improper and mixed fractions, ratios and percentages. Students will
be reminded of what fractions are and when we use them before they are
introduced to the concepts of improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Teaching students about fractions, ratios and percent is important because we often
use these things in our everyday lives. For example, when we calculate test marks,
count the remaining pieces of pie and the number of students who are sick today.
The unit should take approximately 2 and a half weeks (and at most 3 weeks). By
the end of the unit students will be able to relate improper fractions to mixed
number and vice versa. They will also be able to demonstrate an understanding of
ratios and percentages in three different ways concretely, pictorially and
symbolically. By the end of these 2-3 weeks the students will have achieved SLO 4,
5, and 6 of the number strand and enough summative pieces will have been
collected. This unit will include various formative assessments that will guide my
teaching and give me an understanding of my students knowledge. This unit will be
ended with a unit test including all three of the SLOs.
I have included various learning activities throughout the unit to engage all of my
students and provide them with the teaching style they prefer.
Mathematical Processes[C, CN, ME, PS, R, V]:
Vocabulary:
Fractions
Improper fractions
Mixed numbers
Spring 2015: Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Ratios
Percents
Numerator/Denominator
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)
Established Goals:
GLO: Strand: NUMBER Fractions, Ratios, Percents
Math 6: Develop Number Sense
Understandings:
Essential Questions:
Resources Needed:
Fractions, Percent & Ratios Workbook (printed and in folders for all students)
Smart board
Alberta Program of Studies
Alberta Achievement Indicators Math Grade 6
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)
Length of Unit
(days)
Assessments
PreAssessm
ent
Quiz
(?)
Form.
Form.
Weighting
N/A
N/A
4. Relate improper
fractions to mixed
numbers and mixed
numbers to improper
fractions [CN, ME, R, V]
5. Demonstrate an
understanding of
ratio, concretely,
pictorially, and
symbolically [C, CN,
PS, R, V]
6. Demonstrate an
understanding of
percent (limited to
whole numbers),
concretely, pictorially
and symbolically [C,
CN, PS, R, V]
Learning
Outcomes
Title
Type
(Formative/Sum
mative)
SelfAssess
Assess
As
Learning
N/A
Exit
Slips
Observati
ons/
Conversat
ions
Unit Test
(4, 5, 6)
Form.
Form.
Summ.
N/A
N/A
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)
Pre-Assessment
-Quiz
(throughout the
unit)
-Show what you
know (Towards
the end of the
unit)
Self-Assess
Exit Slips
Observations/
Conversations
Outcomes
N4, N5, N6
N4, N5, N6
N4, N5, N6
N4, N5, N6
N4, N5, N6
Brief Description
Fo
r
AS
OF
0
x
0
X
Unit Test
N4, N5, N6
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)
Monday 4
Tuesday 5
Wednesday 6
Thursday 7
Friday 8
Introduce
myself!
Icebreakers
Know students
names
Go over
rules/expectations
Tell students what
Ill be teaching
N4 Page 2
Pre-assess:
Converting b/w
decimals and
fractions
Khan Academy
intro video
Whole class
examples: 1a, 2a,
3a, 4a
Activity: Students
will work on page
2
N4 Page 3-6
Equivalent and
Lowest Fractions
Pre-assess: How
do we create
equivalent/lowest
fractions? How do
we know its
lowest?
Whole class: 1a,
2b, 3c, 5a, 1b
Assess: Exit Slip
Write equiv/lowest
fractions
N4 Page 7
Review exit slip
Math Journal:
Defn
Improper/proper
fractions, Mixed
number
Whole class: When
do we use
mixed/improper?
How to convert
from improper to
mixed (and vice
versa) Step by
step chart
1a, 2a, 2f
Act: Students work
on pg 7
N4 Page 8
Review defns
Whole class:
How to convert
b/w
improper/mixed
Do examples
and review the
steps
Class game: I
have..Who
has..
Exit slip: Sticky
notes write
the improper
fraction/mixed
# for.
Monday 11
Tuesday 12
Wednesday 13 Thursday 14
Friday 15
N4 page 10-11
Review exit slip
and mixed/
improper
Whole class: 1a,
2b, 3c, 2a, 5a
Play the game
again for review
Activity: Students
work on pg 10-11
N5 page 12
Math Journal: Ratio
defn and notation
Whole class:
Examples around
the class and egs
of when we use
ratios
Convert from a
ratio to a decimal
#
Question 1, 2, 3
N5 page 12-15
Review Ratio
Whole class:
Convert from ratio
to reduced
fraction
Equivalence ratios
Pg 12: 4, pg 13:
3a, 5a, 5c
Activity: Students
will create a ratio
poster/card (Incl.
equivalence ratio/
fraction/ mixed #)
N6 page 1617
Math Journal:
Percent
When do we
use
percentages?
Khan Academy
video
Whole class:
2a, 3b, 4a
Monday 18
Tuesday 19
Wednesday 20 Thursday 21
Friday 22
N6 page 18-19
Percent of a
number: Using
benchmarks
Whole Class: 1a,
2a, 3
Exit slip: Percent
questions
N6 page 20-21
Percent
Concretely,
pictorially,
symbolically
Activity:
Hundredths charts
in sheet protectors
or use mini
whiteboards eg:
Review/Flex
Work on Show
What You Know
Review any
common
misconceptions/
problems with the
whole class if
necessary
Show What
You Know
DUE?
N5 page 13-15
Review ratio as a
class 5i, 6a, 6c, 8a
Students will
receive the
chance to finish
their ratio
poster/card and
work in their
workbooks (up to
page 15)
Have students
present their
poster/card
UNIT TEST (N4,
5, 6)
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Shade in 52 one
hundredths, write
as fraction and
decimal.
Math
Grade 6
Number 4, 5, 6 Fractions, Ratios,
Percents
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)