Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.1.3 Where a Fraction Lives on the Number Line

3.1 Fractions Arrive: Cutting a Whole into Equal Parts

Point 3 of 5

3.1.3 Where a Fraction Lives on the Number Line

Core idea

Split 0 to 1 into equal steps, and whichever step you land on is that fraction — fractions live on the number line too.

Module goal. Let fractions grow out of the picture of "sharing fairly," understand that a fraction names "part of a whole," and learn to read, write, and place them on the number line.
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