N3.4: Demonstrate understanding of fractions concretely, pictorially…
Demonstrate understanding of fractions concretely, pictorially, physically and orally, including representing, observing and describing situations, comparing, and relating to quantity.
The Saskatchewan Mathematics curricula, Kindergarten to Grade 9 outcome N3.4 (Number) for Grade 3 says: “Demonstrate understanding of fractions concretely, pictorially, physically and orally, including representing, observing and describing situations, comparing, and relating to quantity.” This Fieldbook unit teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials and a printable teacher guide and student sheet for every lesson. Official wording: Saskatchewan Mathematics curricula, Kindergarten to Grade 9.
Fair Shares: Fractions and Decimals Grades 3–4
Is half always the same size? Where does three-quarters stand? Why is 3/4 + 2/4 not 5/8? Who jumped further, 1.4 m or 1.35 m? Four hands-on lessons where students fold, stand on a giant number line, measure recipes and measure their own jumps to make sense of fractions and decimals.
- Is half always the same size? 50–60 min
Teams fold and cut paper granola bars into halves, quarters, eighths, thirds and sixths, and discover that a quarter of a long bar is exactly as long as a half of a short one. Students explain that a fraction names equal parts of a whole, and that the same fraction of a different whole can be a different amount.
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