Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Fractions Can Be Fun
Second graders recognize what it means to fold a paper in half, but do they recognize how to create fourths or thirds?
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Red Balloons, Blue Balloons
Use your problem solving skills to help Katie and Will solve the problem they have with blowing up their balloons until they pop. See if you can discover the solution on your own at this one page website. Then check the solution...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Closest to 1/2
Students find which number is closest to 1/2. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2/CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard 2. Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Which Is Closer to 1?
Students find which is closer to 1 on the number line, 4/5 or 5/4. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2/CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard 2. Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Final Assessment 6.ns.1, 6.ns.2, 6.ns.3, 6.ns.4
Students use knowledge about fractions and decimals to show what they know on their assessment.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Locating Fractions Greater Than One on the Number Line
Students locate fractions greater than one on the number line. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2. or CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard 2. Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram....
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Find 1 (On the Number Line)
The purpose of this task is to assess whether students understand fractions as being built from unit fractions and whether they can accurately locate fractions on the number line. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2/CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.1 Standard...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Locating Fractions Less Than One on the Number Line
In every part of this task, students must treat the interval from 0 to 1 as a whole, partition the whole into the appropriate number of equal sized parts, and then locate the fraction(s). Aligns with 3.NF.A.2,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.g Representing Half of a Circle
This task asks which pictures represent half of a circle? Moving into more complex shapes where geometric arguments about cutting or work using simple equivalences of fractions is required to analyze the picture. Aligns with 3.G.A.2.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Find 2/3
This simple-looking problem reveals much about how well students understand unit fractions as well as representing fractions on a number line. Aligns with 3.NF.A.2/CCSS.Math.Content.3.NF.A.2.a Represent a fraction 1/b on a number line...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions: Word Problems 1
Practice solving word problems by adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators. Gaby ate 2 slices of pie and Daniel ate 2. If there were 10 slices of pie all together, what fraction did they eat? Students receive immediate...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 4.nbt What's My Number?
The purpose of this task is for students to reason about base-ten numbers on the number line in a way that will require them to use what they know about place value. Students first represent addition and subtraction on the number line in...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 3.nf Find 1 Starting From 5/3, Assessment Variation
This is the third of three summative assessment tasks for 3.NF.2 that progress in difficulty. Each requires that students understand a fraction as a number on the number line and represent fractions on a number line diagram. Aligns with...