Benchmarks

Place fractions near 0, 1/2, 1, and 2.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 56

Welcome to the Fraction Market! Sellers here size up fractions fast, using a few friendly numbers called benchmarks: 0, one half, 1, and 2.
Compare a fraction's top to half its bottom. 3 eighths is just under 4 eighths, so it's a bit less than one half.
A top close to its bottom means close to 1. 7 eighths is one eighth away from 1.
Fractions can pass 1 too. 11 sixths is one sixth short of 2.

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

5.NR.3.2 — Compare and order up to three fractions with different numerators and/or different denominators by flexibly using a variety of tools and strategies.