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Teaching Fractions-Thirds

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If you have The Hershey Chocolate Candy Bar book, reading it makes an alluring anticipatory activity for a lesson on fractions. Learners use paper cutouts to consider the concept of thirds. The lesson concludes with a Bingo-style fraction game!

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CCSS: Adaptable
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fraction one-third, fractions

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thirds, math
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Grade
2nd
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice

Common Core

2.G.A.3

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