I got this idea for a fraction project from Ashleigh on TpT. I had my students complete her cute little Fraction Avenue worksheet. The worksheet gives students criteria by which to color/decorate the houses using fractions i.e. 3/8 of the houses have red doors. Let me just say that they loved it! It also tied into teaching equivalent fractions, which I greatly appreciated.
Download Fraction Avenue Worksheet by Ashleigh
At this point, my thought was "why stop there?" So.... I made a giant Fraction Avenue! I drew out all the houses, making sure they all looked similar. Since I have four students, I decided to give them each three. It didn't take too long to create, and my 3rd graders were stoked. We spent a bit of time coloring, then they got to work writing their own fraction statements. Most did three about the houses they colored and three about the entire avenue. I also made sure that they included some equivalent fractions in their answers. :)
Just in time for the parent-teacher conferences, I present to you...
Happy math'ing, all!
Miss Cole
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