Fractions & Decimals in Diverse Recipes - Florida BEST MA.4.FR.1 + FR.2 Bundle

Want to make fractions and decimals more RELATABLE to your 4th graders? These real life problems showcase diverse cultures using recipes from around the world.

Provide MEANINGFUL opportunities for your students to generate equivalent fractions, compare fractions with unlike denominators, add & subtract fractions with like denominators, multiply fractions by whole numbers and relate fractions & decimals in tenths and hundredths.

This money-saving BUNDLE of Florida B.E.S.T. aligned task cards and interactive Google + Powerpoint slides will boost student engagement and deepen their understanding of each fraction standard!

⭐️ Resource Highlights:

• Promotes diversity, equity & inclusion
• Supports all 8 of the Florida MA.4.FR Benchmarks
• Features captivating and realistic applications for fourth grade math skills
• Two Formats - printable task cards + interactive digital slides
• Multiple Uses - Perfect for lessons, small groups, math centers, games, independent practice, enrichment and more!

✅ What's Included:

• Print Resources - Three PDF files with:
  • A total of 56 engaging math task cards
    • Each card describes a special recipe from a different country and asks students to perform a fraction or decimal task using the ingredient(s)
  • Student Recording Sheets in three different formats
  • Reference pages for Florida teachers with the full wording of each benchmark and direct links to each CPALMS resource page
  • Answer Key to help monitor student understanding
  • PLUS two options to choose from for printing - full color and black & white
• Digital Resources - interactive Google Slides™ and PPT presentations with a clickable world map that links to 56 word problems [same problems as task cards]
  • Reminder: Teachers and students must be in presentation mode to use the interactive features.
• All cards and slides are labeled with the targeted 4th grade benchmark
• Check out the PREVIEW to see some examples!

✏️ Supported Florida B.E.S.T. Standards:

• Fractions Standard 1: Develop an understanding of the relationship between different fractions and the relationship between fractions and decimals.
  • MA.4.FR.1.1 Model and express a fraction, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with the denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with the denominator 100.
  • MA.4.FR.1.2 Use decimal notation to represent fractions with denominators of 10 or 100, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1, and use fractional notation with denominators of 10 or 100 to represent decimals.
  • MA.4.FR.1.3 Identify and generate equivalent fractions, including fractions greater than one. Describe how the numerator and denominator are affected when the equivalent fraction is created.
  • MA.4.FR.1.4 Plot, order and compare fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with different numerators and different denominators.
• Fractions Standard 2: Build a foundation of addition, subtraction and multiplication operations with fractions.
  • MA.4.FR.2.1 Decompose a fraction, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in multiple ways. Demonstrate each decomposition with objects, drawings and equations.
  • MA.4.FR.2.2 Add and subtract fractions with like denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, with procedural reliability.
  • MA.4.FR.2.3 Explore the addition of a fraction with denominator of 10 to a fraction with denominator of 100 using equivalent fractions.
  • MA.4.FR.2.4 Extend previous understanding of multiplication to explore the multiplication of a fraction by a whole number or a whole number by a fraction.

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Florida BEST MA.4.NSO.2 - Multi-Digit Operations with Native American Tribes

Florida BEST MA.4.GR.1 & 2 - Celebrate Black History & Culture through Geometric Reasoning

Florida BEST MA.4.M.1.2 - Measurement Conversions related to Women's History