Make teaching fractions clear, visual, and engaging with these 3rd Grade Magic of Math Unit 5 Instructional Slides. These slides are designed to pair directly with the Magic of Math 3rd Grade Unit 5 printable curriculum, giving you visual support for each day's mini lesson as students move from understanding fractions as parts of a whole to comparing and finding equivalent fractions.

Each daily slide deck follows a predictable structure, including the objective, word problem, vocabulary, mini-lesson, activity directions, and independent practice, so students always know what they are learning and what comes next.

What the Instructional Slides Cover

Week 1: Introduction to Fractions
Students build an understanding of fractions as parts of a whole and parts of a group, equal parts and equal shares, numerators and denominators, and representing fractions with models.

Week 2: Number Lines & Fraction Strips
Students explore fractions on a number line, fraction strips, unit fractions, and composing and decomposing fractions.

Week 3: Comparing Fractions
Students compare fractions with the same numerator and the same denominator, compare fraction sizes, and use visual models to explain their thinking.

Week 4: Equivalent Fractions
Students develop an understanding of equivalent fractions using number lines, area models, fraction strips, and other visual representations.

Designed to Pair with the Printable Unit

These instructional slides are a companion to 3rd Grade Magic of Math Unit 5. They support the daily mini lessons and instruction included in the printable curriculum rather than replacing the full unit.

Use the slides to introduce new skills, model fraction strategies, guide math discussions, and give clear directions before students move into the hands-on activities, partner games, and independent practice included in Magic of Math.

What's Included

• 4 weeks of instructional slides in Canva
• Daily objectives and word problems
• Vocabulary and mini-lesson slides
• Activity and independent practice direction slides
• A teacher guide with tips for using the slides

Perfect For

• Whole group math instruction
• Daily fraction mini lessons
• Modeling fractions on a number line
• Comparing fractions with visual models
• Teaching equivalent fractions
• Guided math discussions

These 3rd grade fraction instructional slides help keep your lessons organized and connected while giving students the visual support they need to build a deep understanding of fractions.