3rd Grade Numbers and Operations Fractions
What your child will learn
- Understand the meaning of a fraction. (3.NF.1)
- Place a fraction on a number line (3.NF.2)
- Understand equivalent fractions (3.NF.3)
Vocabulary
Number and Operations Fractions Vocabulary Flashcards.pdf
- Denominator: the bottom number in a fraction. It tells how many equal parts the set or whole has been divided into
- Equivalent Fractions: two or more fractions that name the same amount
- Fraction: a number that names part of a whole or part of a group
- Greatest: the largest in a group
- Least: the smallest in a group
- Number Line: a line with equally spaced tick marks named by numbers
- Numerator: the top number in a fraction. It tells how many of the equal parts of the whole or group are being considered
- Order: arrangement according to size, amount, or value
Activities at Home
- Go on a fraction hunt! Look for household items that are divided into equal parts (fractions of a whole and fractions of a set). Record the fractions.
- Roll number cubes to make fractions. Draw pictures of the fractions you make. Place the fractions you've made in order on a number line.
- Identify fractions at meal times. For example, you ate 1/2 of an apple, 3/4 stalk of celery, 1 whole tuna sandwich, and 2/3 of a glass of milk.
- Practice making equivalent fractions.
- Plot fractions on a number line.