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6.4 Dividing Fractions · Lesson 1: Size of Divisor and Size of QuotientMath · Grade 6 Math · Grade 6Lesson plan

Learning goals: Teacher Facing Comprehend the terms “dividend” and “divisor” (in spoken language) to refer to the numbers in a division problem. Explain (orally) how to estimate quotients, by comparing the size of the dividend and divisor. Generalize about the size of a quotient, i.e., predicting whether it is a very large number, a very small number, or close to 1. Full lesson plan (warm-up, activities, synthesis, cool-down prompt) from 6.4 Dividing Fractions, Grade 6.

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