Line plots with fractions
Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8); use operations on fractions to solve problems involving data in line plots (e.g. redistribute total equally)
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Line plots with fractions means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- Paper strips or a folded circle
- Pencil and labels (1/2, 1/4)
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Fold a strip in half: each piece is 1/2 of the whole.
Optional challenge. For Line plots with fractions, add one harder example after success.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples Line plots with fractions, not mastery.
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Learning resources
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Illustrative Mathematics · Practice link — not the full lesson
Fractions on a Line Plot
Before you open · source notes
Fraction measurements on a line plot support reading and building fraction line plots. Not every stem-and-leaf display.
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Before you openAsk the learner to place one fraction data point and read the most frequent length.
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Check understanding
- Create a line plot showing lengths measured to the nearest 1/8 inch
- Use the line plot to find the total of all measurements by adding fractions
- Solve: 'If the total liquid were redistributed equally among all beakers, how much would each have?'
“If your child measured the lengths of several objects to the nearest quarter or eighth of an inch and plotted them on a number line, could they use those measurements to work out totals or share amounts equally?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Data & Statistics
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
Standards