Interpret a fraction as division.

In this lesson, students begin understanding the division of whole numbers with answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers. Students will also interpret the remainders as a fraction. They will do an equal sharing activity with area models (both concrete and pictorial). For example, they will divide 5 crackers among 2 people (e.g. 5 ÷ 2 = 5/2 = 2 1/2). Students will see that division expressions can be written as fractions with the same digits. They will see that if there is a remaining whole, it must be divided into equal parts.