Grade 1 - Fractions Unit

1.6G

Partition two-dimensional figures into two and four fair shares or equal parts and describe the parts using words.
1.6H

Identify examples and non-examples of halves and fourths.

The Fraction Unit involves an introduction to fractions as equal parts of a whole in order to answer questions such as:

How can you tell that this circle has been split into halves?
Why has this square NOT been split into fourths?
How will you share this cookie with a classmate and make sure that each of you gets a fair share?

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N/A: Denotes standards that are not applicable to problem solving.

The N/A classification refers to TEKS Standards that cannot be assessed through problem solving.

For this reason, tasks have not been included for these particular standards.

Students determine how four friends can each have an equal share of a rectangular pizza.

Students determine if there will be any snack bar left if two friends each eat half of the snack bar.

Students show what Lucy's circle looks like if she colors half the circle red and half the circle blue.

Students determine where Mandy should draw lines on a piece of wood so her mom can cut the wood into fourths.

Students determine if all the glass rectangles in a window have been washed.