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Lesson 7 of 12

Fractions: comparing unlike denominators

Build on yesterday's number-line work. Watch for students who compare numerators before finding a common base.

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may need prerequisite reinforcement

may be ready for extension

tutoring sessions today

3 students

Sofia Martinez

Unexpected difficulty Friday despite strong prior fraction evidence.

Jayden Brooks

Continuing to benefit from a structured workspace.

Mateo Rivera

Improving; check independent performance without visual models.

from Marcus Johnson

Tutoring insight

Marcus worked with Mateo yesterday. His tutoring session reinforced your observation about visual models.

Something new: Asking Mateo to explain why two fractions were equivalent before solving was followed by improved accuracy.

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