Dear families,
we have started a new unit on fractions! Our big goals for this unit are…
- identifying equivalent fractions
- comparing and ordering fractions and decimals
- adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators
We have already been working on identifying equivalent fractions. We have also begun using strategies to compare fractions. We have used models, pictures, number lines, and benchmark numbers (0, 1/2 and 1) to compare fractions. We are starting to learn how to find the Least Common Denominator to compare fractions.
Attached is the unit study guide in English and in Spanish for your perusal at home.
We are also continuing each week to do fact fluency tests. Please help your children practice their multiplication and division facts to 12 for about 10 minutes each day so they can pass all levels of the tests! They can use First In Math or even old-school notecards to practice.