Clarifications
Clarification 1: Within this benchmark, the expectation is not to write the equal-sized parts as a fraction with a numerator and denominator.Clarification 2: Problems include mathematical and real-world context.
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Formative Assessments
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MFAS Formative Assessments
Students partition three different circles into two, three, and four equal parts and consider what fraction each part represents.
Students partition a rectangle into four equal parts and consider what fraction represents the whole.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5
Learn to partition a rectangular chocolate bar into equally sized pieces by making rows and columns in this interactive tutorial.
Note: This tutorial extends beyond partitioning a rectangle into 4 equal sized shares and explores partitioning into higher numbers.
It's time for cake! Learn to partition cakes into thirds in this interactive student tutorial.
It's time for pie! Learn to partition circular pies into fourths in this interactive student tutorial.
Learn to partition circular and rectangular pizzas into halves in this interactive tutorial.
It's Thanksgiving and time for pie! Learn to partition rectangular pies into fourths in this interactive student tutorial.
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorials
It's time for cake! Learn to partition cakes into thirds in this interactive student tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to partition circular and rectangular pizzas into halves in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
It's time for pie! Learn to partition circular pies into fourths in this interactive student tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
It's Thanksgiving and time for pie! Learn to partition rectangular pies into fourths in this interactive student tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to partition a rectangular chocolate bar into equally sized pieces by making rows and columns in this interactive tutorial.
Note: This tutorial extends beyond partitioning a rectangle into 4 equal sized shares and explores partitioning into higher numbers.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Virtual Manipulative
This virtual manipulative will help the students to build fractions from shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fraction lab. To challenge the children there are multiple levels, where they can earn lots of stars.
Some of the sample learning goals can be:
- Build equivalent fractions using numbers and pictures.
- Compare fractions using numbers and patterns
- Recognize equivalent simplified and unsimplified fractions
Type: Virtual Manipulative
Parent Resources
Image/Photograph
Illustrations that can be used for teaching and demonstrating fractions. Fractional representations are modeled in wedges of circles ("pieces of pie") and parts of polygons. There are also clipart images of numerical fractions, both proper and improper, from halves to twelfths. Fraction charts and fraction strips found in this collection can be used as manipulatives and are ready to print for classroom use.
Type: Image/Photograph
Virtual Manipulative
This virtual manipulative will help the students to build fractions from shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fraction lab. To challenge the children there are multiple levels, where they can earn lots of stars.
Some of the sample learning goals can be:
- Build equivalent fractions using numbers and pictures.
- Compare fractions using numbers and patterns
- Recognize equivalent simplified and unsimplified fractions
Type: Virtual Manipulative