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Fraction Strips Puzzles

Fold paper strips into halves, thirds, fourths and more, and use them to compare and match fractions.

Grade 3Math ChallengeMathNumber SenseGeometryLogicBeginner35 to 55 min5 materials

What you'll learn

  • Show halves, thirds, fourths, sixths and eighths as equal parts of a whole
  • Compare fractions by size
  • Find fractions that are equal, like 1/2 and 2/4

Objective

Build a set of fraction strips and use them to compare fractions and find equivalent ones.

STEM concepts

FractionsEqual partsComparingEquivalence
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