Students are excited to begin our unit on Fractions!! They will investigate fractions as parts of a whole, fair shares, and parts of a set. Students represent fractions using area models and label on number lines. Emphasis is placed on unit fractions (with numerator of 1). Students will use and understand fraction notation, including using fractional names equivalent to one whole. Grade 3 expectations are limited to fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Shapes are partitioned into parts with equal areas, and students must express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole. For example, if a small pizza was partitioned into 4 equal slices, students would describe the area of each equal slice of pizza as 1/4 the area of the pizza. We will review some of the money concepts from previous units, which included using the least amount of coins to pay for an item, and, even more challenging, determining how much money was initially given to pay for an item when you know the cost of the item and the change you receive back from the store. Finally, in this unit we will look at scaled picture and bar graphs as a way to represent a data set with several categories. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about our Fraction Unit!!
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