Our students have been so excited to start learning about fractions! We learned that fractions describe how equal parts are related to a whole (which, in discussion, tends to involve pizza, chocolate bars, or pies). We are learning that the bottom number on a fraction (denominator) tells us how many equal parts a whole is divided into, and the number on top of a fraction (numerator) is how many of those parts we are describing. For fun, we figured out what fraction of the letters in our names are consonants and what fraction are vowels:
Below, leave a note about where you find fractions or use fractions in life outside of Steward!
Sincerely,
Mr. Kilham
Common Core standards addressed in this unit:
2.G.A.2 Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them.
2.G.A.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four fourths.
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