JELLY BEAN FRACTIONS
Jackie Dye
and Amber
Hutson
PURPOSE OF PROJECT
 As a team we understand the struggles that children have
with learning fractions. We want to work with teachers and
students in order to create a fun and educational lesson plan.
The lesson plan that we created can be used with 2 nd grade
students to introduce simple fractions. The “Jelly Bean
Fraction” lesson plan will be able to be implemented in any
lower elementary classroom.
STATE STANDARDS
 CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1
Understand a fraction 1/ b as the quantity formed by 1 part
when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a
fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b.
 CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.3.d
Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same
denominator by reasoning about their size. Recognize that
comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the
same whole.
COMMUNIT Y
 Donna Modica’s 2 nd grade class at Butterfield Elementary
School in Fayetteville
VOCABULARY
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Fraction
Set
Numerator
Denominator
Whole
Part
BACKGROUND
 Review the terms numerator,
denominator, and fraction.
 Introduce the terms set and
whole. Talk about the whole
class is a set of children or
students. Ask how many
students are boys which
becomes the numerator. The
denominator is the whole
(number of students in the
class). Write the fraction on
the Elmo projector or board so
that the students can see the
fraction of boys in the class
and the fraction of girls in the
class.
ACTIVIT Y
 Have children stand up
to play the numerator
and denominator game.
When the teacher says
numerator the students
sit on the edge of their
table. When the
teacher says
denominator then the
students get under
their table. The game
helps reinforce the
terms numerator and
denominator.
ACTIVIT Y
Take the jelly bean
cutouts and display
them on the
projector for the
children to see. Ask
the students how
many there are of
each color and write
as a fraction.
ACTIVIT Y
Activity Preparation:
 Make copies of the worksheets.
 Gather all materials and place 20 jellybeans in
individual bags (one bag per child).
Purpose of Activity:
 Help students meet the common core
standards while encouraging them to enjoy math
lessons.
 Allow students to be physically active as they engage
in a hands-on learning activity.
WORK CREDIT
Jackie Dye
 Project idea
 Edited proposal
 Worksheet
 Printed worksheets
 Bought and put
together bags of jelly
beans
 Scheduled meeting
with Ms. Phillips
 Taught half of lesson
Amber Hutson
 Wrote proposal
 Scheduled class time
 Wrote lesson plan
 Taught half of lesson
 Powerpoint
presentation
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