Third Grade Module 5:

In module 5, students develop an understanding of fractions as numbers. They partition a whole into equal parts and recognize 1 of a fractional unit as a unit fraction. Students compose non-unit fractions from unit fractions and use visual fraction models and written fractions to represent parts of a whole. Students use fractions to represent numbers equal to, less than, and greater than 1. They compare fractions by using visual fraction models and by reasoning about the size of fractions that have the same numerator or denominator. Students identify equivalent fractions, and they apply fraction concepts by using rulers to measure to the nearest quarter inch and by plotting fractional length data on line plots.