Appendix
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Date_____________________
Naming Fractional Parts. Use the following image to answer the questions.
Vocabulary words
Students have been introduced to the concepts halves, thirds, fourths, and a whole in the previous activity. Now is the time for students to apply what they have learned. Students will be given the following sample problems. They will identify the fractions.
How many parts are shaded? _______
How many total parts in all? ________
What is the name of the shaded fraction? _________
Use the circle to shade in and show 3 out of 4 parts.
How many parts are shaded? _______
How many total parts in all? ________
Are the parts equal? ___________
What is the name of the fraction that describes the shaded part in relation to the whole?
Use the square to shade in and show 1 out of 4 parts.
How many parts are shaded?___?
How many total parts in all?_____?
Are the parts equal? _____________
What is the name of the fraction that describes the shaded part in relation to the whole?
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Partitioning Shapes. Look at the shape below. Partition the rectangle into two equal shares in two different ways.
Partition the rectangle into three equal shares in two different ways.
Draw 2 lines to partition each shape into fourths.
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