3rd Grade Math - Unit Fractions and Shapes

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 3.6E:

decompose two congruent two-dimensional figures into parts with equal areas and express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole and recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape

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Instruction

As strange as it might seems, equal shares of congruent shapes do NOT need to have the same shape. Don't believe me? Watch the video below.

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STAAR Practice

Between 2016 and 2025, this supporting standard has been tested 4 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 the questions in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.

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