GRADE 3Number and Operations - Fractions

ABOVE STANDARD
Students are working to solidify the following skills: / Educator-recommended next steps and Digital Library resources
  • Compare fractions greater than 1 with common numerators or common denominators, including in word problems.
  • Compare fractions greater than 1 using mathematical symbols (greater than, less than, and equal to).
  • Place or write fractions greater than 1 on a number line, with and without tick marks.
  • Use number lines and visual models to identify equivalent fractions.
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  • Compare multiple fractions by reasoning about their size. Digital Library examples:Use Reasoning to Compare;Lessons for Fractions in Fourth GradeChoose lesson 3; NOTE: Use only fractions with grade 3 appropriate denominators.
  • Represent fractions greater than 1 using a combination of number lines, with and without tick marks, and visual models. Example:Lessons for Fractions in Fourth GradeChoose lesson 2; NOTE: Use only fractions with grade 3 appropriate denominators.
  • Identify equivalent fractions greater than 1 using number lines and visual models.

NEAR STANDARD
Students are working to solidify the following skills: / Educator-recommended next steps and Digital Library resources
  • Compare fractions using mathematical symbols (greater than, less than, and equal to).
  • Compare fractions to whole numbers with the whole number on either side of the symbol. For example, 1 = 6/6 or 6/6 = 1.
  • Use visual models and number lines to compare fractions, between 0 and 1, with common numerators or common denominators, including word problems.
  • Place or write fractions between 0 and 1 on a number line, with and without tick marks.
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  • Compare fractions greater than 1, with common numerators or common denominators, using mathematical symbols, including in word problems.
  • Place fractions greater than 1 on a number line, with and without ticks on the number line. Digital Library example:Focus on Solution Discussion
  • Write a fraction greater than 1 represented on a number line with and without tick marks. Example:Representing Fractions on a Number Line
  • Identify equivalent fractions between 0 and 1 using number lines and visual models. Example:Equivalent Fractions

BELOW STANDARD
Students are working to solidify the following skills: / Educator-recommended next steps and Digital Library resources
  • Understand what the numerator and denominator represent in a fraction.
  • Understand that parts of a fraction model are of equal size. Create equal-sized models of fractions.
  • Understand non-unit fractions represent equal parts of the whole. For example, ¾ equals three ¼ pieces.
  • Identify a fraction represented by a model.
  • Create equal-sized models of fractions.
  • Compare fractions, with common denominators, between 0 and 1 using mathematical symbols (greater than, less than, and equal to).
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  • Express fractions as whole numbers with the whole number on either side of the symbol. Digital Library example:Exploring Fractions as Parts of a Whole, pp. 32–42
  • Use visual models and number lines to compare fractions between 0 and 1. Examples:Visual Fraction Model;Comparing Fractions Task- Download Comparison Fractions Task;Ordering Fractions, pp.5–8- Download Ordering Fractions
  • Write a fraction to represent a value shown on a number line with and without tick marks. Example:Representing fractions on a number line, pp. 54–64

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