{"id":3021,"date":"2012-12-17T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T21:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2013-01-13T13:41:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-13T21:41:03","slug":"ccss-fractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=3021","title":{"rendered":"CCSS: Fractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_3022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3022\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=3022\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-17-09.29.22-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Fractions in the Kitchen\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-17-09.29.22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-17-09.29.22-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.familymathnight.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>Following recipes is a great way to sneak in some important work in fractions.  Doubling or cutting in half a recipe gives kids an opportunity to understand fractions in the context of a real-world problem.<\/p>\n<p>The photo above shows a way to get kids to think about larger fractions\/numbers being made up of unit fractions.  You could also segue into a discussion on equivalent fractions and the multiplication of fractions.  For example, 1\/4 + 1\/4 = 1\/2 and  3 x 1\/4 = 3\/4<\/p>\n<p>CCSS:  3.NF.1, 3.NF.3, 4.NF.1, 4.NF.3, 4.NF.4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following recipes is a great way to sneak in some important work in fractions. Doubling or cutting in half a recipe gives kids an opportunity to understand fractions in the context of a real-world problem. The photo above shows a way to get kids to think about larger fractions\/numbers being made up of unit fractions. You could also segue into a discussion on equivalent fractions and the multiplication of fractions. 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