Florida B.E.S.T. MA.3.FR.1.3
The Standard
Read and write fractions, including fractions greater than one, using standard form, numeral-word form and word form.
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read a fraction such as 7/4 and write it as 7 fourths and seven fourths. They work with fractions below, equal to, and greater than one.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given any one form, students accurately produce the other two without changing the fraction. They read 7/4 as seven fourths and recognize that it is greater than one.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may reverse the numerator and denominator when changing forms. They may write one thirds instead of one third, or use fourth instead of fourths for 5/4. Some think a fraction greater than one must be rewritten as a mixed number.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: Write 9/4 in numeral-word form and word form, then write “six fifths” in standard form.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Build 5/4 with fourth-size fraction strips, then label the model with cards reading 5/4, 5 fourths, and five fourths.
Ask, “How are 3/4 and 7/4 alike and different?” Students write both fractions in three forms and explain each number’s role.
Play a three-card matching game where students pair standard form, numeral-word form, and word form for proper and improper fractions.
Show a recipe using 7/4 cups of water and have students write the amount in numeral-word and word forms.
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Related Standards
- MA.2.NSO.1.1
Read and write numbers from 0 to 1,000 using standard form, expanded form and word form.
- MA.5.NSO.1.2
Read and write multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths using standard form, word form and expanded form.
- MA.5.AR.1.2
Solve real-world problems involving the addition, subtraction or multiplication of fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1.
- MA.4.NSO.1.2
Read and write multi-digit whole numbers from 0 to 1,000,000 using standard form, expanded form and word form.
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