Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.1.5 Proper Fractions, Improper Fractions, and Mixed Numbers

3.1 Fractions Arrive: Cutting a Whole into Equal Parts

Point 5 of 5

3.1.5 Proper Fractions, Improper Fractions, and Mixed Numbers

Core idea

Less than a full cup is a proper fraction, full with some spilling over calls for a mixed number, and an improper fraction like 5/4 is just 1¼.

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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