Lesson 14
Notice and Wonder
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to apply their understanding of fractions as division to create a Notice and Wonder activity.
Lesson Narrative
This lesson offers teachers the opportunity to listen to ways in which students notice and describe sharing and understanding fractions as division. After the warm-up, students create their own Notice and Wonder activity and then facilitate their Notice and Wonder with other students in the class. Students can draw pictures or find images to use for their Notice and Wonder from books or other sources as the teacher determines.
- Engagement
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator.
Student Facing
- Let’s create a Notice and Wonder.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Required Preparation
Activity 1:
- Gather books, magazines, or other print materials with images for each group of 2 students.
Activity 3:
- Each group of 2 needs a few books, magazines, or other print materials with images.
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 20 min |
| Activity 2 | 15 min |
| Activity 3 | 15 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
What do you love most about math? How are you sharing that joy with your students and encouraging them to think about what they love about math?