Represent Fractions
3rd Grade Math Resources for families
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
Represent fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 with a variety of objects and pictorial models, including strip diagrams and number lines
Compose and decompose fractions
The Progression of Fractions
The Progression of Fractions
Represent fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 with a variety of objects and pictorial models, including strip diagrams and number lines
Represent fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 with a variety of objects and pictorial models, including strip diagrams and number lines
- Get a package of index cards and work with your child to see how many different “halves” you can cut out of the index cards. Challenge each other to get creative and defend why the images you create are (or are not) halves! Repeat this for other fractional units, such as thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths.
Compose and decompose fractions
Compose and decompose fractions
- Help your child practice partitioning household items (pieces of paper, portions of food, a pack of crayons, etc.) into equal parts.