Now you'll never have trouble cutting a cake evenly again. Here is a set of five problems all about partitioning shapes into a given number of pieces and identifying the fractional amount of each piece. As learners progress through the tasks, the shapes become more complex.

Concepts

symmetry, congruence, area model, area, fractions, geometric figures

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Allow learners to cut out the shapes if they wish
• If necessary, provide pupils with scaffolding tips

Classroom Considerations

• For Level E, learners should be able to add unit fractions

Pros

• Includes extra copies of shapes for learners to work on
• Provides both content and practice standards alignment for each task

Cons

• Lacks answer keys

Common Core

K.MD.A.2 3.NF.A.1 3.MD.C.5.a 3.MD.C.6 3.G.A.2 4.G.A.3 5.NF.A.1 6.G.A.1 7.NS.A.1.a MP3 MP4 MP5 MP8