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Lesson #3 Investigations Grade 3 In 3rd grade Investigations unit 7 students are learning the meaning of fractions. Students learn how fractions are used to represent equal parts of a whole. They develop a fraction sense based on visual images. Students find fraction pieces that are equivalent to the whole cookie. They used the fraction pattern pieces to find as many different ways as they could to cover the yellow cookie. The students worked at their desks with a work sheet to help them build their fraction combination. Students came up to the Smartboard and arranged the fraction pieces on the yellow cookie to show their combination.

In this math lesson I went into the gallery to find the shapes I needed. The gallery did not have a hexagon cookie, so I decided to use the circle shape and fraction pieces to match. I changed the colors of the pieces to match what the students were using at their desks. When the students had the opportunity to come up to the Smartboard and manipulate the pieces around they could visualize what made up the whole cookie.