Fractions
What is the name of the top number in a fraction?
Numerator
Find the noun:
The coffee was really good.
Coffee
100-21=
79
Renee went back into the dressing room. This was the fifth pair of jeans she had tried on. Each pair seemed to be the wrong size, either too big or too small. These didn't fit either; they were baggy on her. She was disappointed because she really liked the style.
What do you think Renee will do next?
Since these were too baggy, she should get a smaller size.
Liz can't wait to see her school picture. When it comes out she can decide if she needs to get _________.
Answers will vary.
What is the name of the bottom number in a fraction?
Denominator
Find the verb:
I wore a mask all day.
Wore
2+3x4=
14
Jim wanted to make shadow pictures on the wall. He had practiced holding his hands and fingers to make different shapes. He found an empty wall and turned off all the lights. He was ready to start except for one thing.
What do you think Jim is missing?
A light to shine on his hands.
Eric finds a strange looking skeleton-key in his grandfather's house, but he wasn't sure which _______ it opened.
door
How do you say this fraction: 1/4
Find the adjective:
My mask is made from really thick material.
Thick
12/4=
3
The wind blew hard across the desert. The sides of the dunes were covered in waves of sand. Animals ran for whatever cover they could find. They had to protect their eyes and noses. Out in the middle of the desert, the air grew thick and brown.
What do you think is happening?
This is a sandstorm.
Things sure seem a lot scarier when you can't see them _______.
clearly
If you have a pizza with four slices, if some one eats 1/2, how many slices are left?
Two slices are left.
Find the verb:
All she needed to finish her assignment.
Needed
2021-2000=
21
The cameraman got ready to shoot the scene. All the actors were in their proper places. The lights were arranged just right. It was time to begin. The producer called for quiet on the set. Everything was silent until the stage director yelled, "Lights! Camera!"
What did the director yell next?
Action!
When Bear sees the frozen lake outside his den, he is afraid that he might freeze too. Hare explains to him how the water in his body won't freeze easily like the water in the _____.
lake
If reading time is one hour, and you work for 1/2 of that, how many MINUTES are left?
30 minutes are left.
Find the adjective:
Those tomatoes were very tasty.
Tasty.
10,000x3=
30,000
Peter walked into the classroom. It was the first day of school and he had to pick a seat. He didn't want to be too close to the teacher, but he didn't want to be too far away either. Just then, he spotted the perfect spot.
Where do you think Peter chose to sit?
In the middle.
Jacob finds out his teacher is out sick today and that he will have a ___________ teacher.
substitute