Grade 03 Mathematics - EC: M03.A-F.1.1.3
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Activities
- Which fraction is equivalent to
?
- Which fraction is not equivalent to
?
- Of the four flowers in the vase on the table,
are yellow. Write a fraction equivalent to the number of yellow flowers in the vase. Show your work. - Jose bought a bag of bubblegum balls. In the bag there are 2 blue, 3 green, and 1 red. Write the fraction to represent the number of blue along with another fraction that is equivalent. Show or explain your work.
- The band has eight percussion players. One-half of the percussion players are girls. Use equivalent fractions to figure out how many girls are percussion players. Explain.
Answer Key/Rubric
- c
- b
(or other equivalent fraction)
Acceptable work may include, but is not limited to:
- Multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same number
- Blue gumballs:
; equivalent fraction: 
(or other equivalent fraction)
Work/explanation may include, but is not limited to:
- Find the total number of gumballs
2 + 3 + 1 = 6 - Identify the number of blue gumballs: 2
- Write the fraction to represent the number of blue
- To find an equivalent fraction, multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by the same number
- Four girls are percussion players.
Acceptable explanations may include, but are not limited to:
- Identify fractions equivalent to ½:
(or other equivalent fraction)
- Choose the most useful equivalent fraction based on the total number of percussion players, 8:
- The denominator represents the total, and the numerator represents the number of girls, so there are 4 girls
