3rd Grade Math - Partitioning Fractions

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 3.3E:

solve problems involving partitioning an object or a set of objects among two or more recipients using pictorial representations of fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8

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Instruction

This standard links fractions of a whole and fractions of a set by showing how to partition each with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8.

Oral Language Development

Students process information through talking and conversing, not simply listening or watching a teacher demonstration. Here are so talk structures aligned with 3.3E to help you students unmute in the classroom.

You can find the Google Slide version here. You can also learn more about the Unmute model here.

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STAAR Practice

Between 2016 and 2023, this supporting standard has been tested 3 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining each problem can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here. The videos below are linked to each question in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.

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