3.1.5 Proper Fractions, Improper Fractions, and Mixed Numbers
Core ideaLess 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.