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Grade 3 Math Β· World 6: Fraction Forest Β· Level 50
Building with Unit Fractions
See 3/4 as three 1/4 pieces.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 50
- Unit fractions are building blocks. Here is 1/4.
- Put three 1/4 parts together and you have three fourths: 3/4.
- Five 1/8 parts make 5/8. The top number counts the parts.
Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:
- 3.NR.4.1 β Describe a unit fraction and explain how multiple copies of a unit fraction form a non-unit fraction. Use parts of a whole, parts of a set, points on a number line, distances on a number line and area models.