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__Comments__ This unit is very long. There are 20 lessons with a recommended time frame of 43 days, but it could take up to 50 or more.

Have you you seen the Factor Trees at the Virtual Manipulative site? Try it!! (Ruth M) http://www.nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_202_g_3_t_1.html?from=category_g_3_t_1.html

__Math Themes__ Proportion, Multiple Representations, Patterns and Generalizations Proportional Relationships

__NCTM Standards__ (FWtP 93D) Numbers and Operations Problem Solving Reasoning and Proof Communication Connections Representation

__ASD Standards__ (GLE Alignment) Numeration Estimation and Computation Problem Solving

__Students background knowledge needed__ (FWtP 93E) Students should be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, conceptual understanding of fractions as a part of a whole, and familiarity with concrete representations of fractions as parts of sets or parts of regions

__Lesson Resources__ Phase 1
 * lesson 1 - Shapes and Factors[[file:FWP L1 Pg96.notebook]][[file:FWP L1 Pg97.notebook]]
 * lesson 2 - The Great Factor Hunt[[file:FWP L2 Pg98.notebook]][[file:FWP L2 Pg99.notebook]]
 * lesson 3 - Multiple Approaches[[file:FWP L3 Pg100.notebook]][[file:FWP L3 Pg101.notebook]]
 * lesson 4 - First Things First[[file:FWP L4 Pg102.notebook]][[file:FWP L4 Pg.103.notebook]]
 * lesson 5 - Putting it all Together[[file:FWP L5 Pg105.notebook]][[file:FWP L5 Pg146 #8-16.notebook]]

Phase 2
 * lesson 6 - Designer Fractions[[file:FWP L6 Pg109.notebook]][[file:FWP L6 Pg108.notebook]]
 * lesson 7 - Area Models and Equivalent Fractions[[file:FWP L7 Pg110.notebook]][[file:FWP L7 Pg111.notebook]]
 * lesson 8 - Fraction Lineup[[file:FWP L8 Pg112.notebook]][[file:FWP L8 Pg113.notebook]][[file:FWP L8 Pg149 & L9 Pg150.notebook]]
 * lesson 9 - Focus on Denominators[[file:FWP L9 Pg114.notebook]][[file:FWP L9 Pg114 sub.notebook]]

Phase 3
 * lesson 10 - Sums and Differences on the Line[[file:FWP L10 Pg118 & 119.notebook]]
 * lesson 11 - Numbers Only[[file:FWP L11 Pg121.notebook]][[file:FWP L11 Pg120.notebook]]
 * lesson 12 - Not Proper but Still Okay[[file:FWP L12 Pg122.notebook]]
 * lesson 13 - Sorting Out Subtraction[[file:FWP L13 Pg124.notebook]]
 * lesson 14 - Calc and the Numbers[[file:FWP L14 Pg126.notebook]][[file:FWP L14 Pg155.notebook]]

Phase 4
 * lesson 15 - Picturing Fraction Multiplication
 * lesson 16 - Fractions of Fractions
 * lesson 17 - Estimation and Mixed Numbers
 * lesson 18 - Fraction Groups within Fractions
 * lesson 19 - Understanding Fraction Division
 * lesson 20 - Multiplication vs. Divsion