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Grade 3 Math · World 6: Fraction Forest · Level 53
Fractions as Distances
See 3/4 as three jumps of 1/4 from 0.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 53
- A fraction can be a distance. Hop from 0 in jumps of 1/4.
- Three jumps of 1/4 take you 3/4 of the way to 1.
Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:
- 3.NR.4.1 — 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.