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Fractions!

Third grade math standards introduce so many new concepts, especially multiplication and fractions. This week we started fractions.  Students need to understand that fractions represent part of a whole - a whole pizza, a whole piece of candy, a whole piece of paper, or a whole class.  (These are just some examples and not all that we will use to teach about fractions.) On Thursday, each team modeled a fractional unit with different items. We had a gallery walk of our exhibits and then came back together and shared what we observed. Our fractions unit will continue for the next few weeks!