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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 2.g Which Pictures Represent One Half?

For Teachers 2nd Standards
In this lesson plan students are given pictures of various shapes and are to determine which one is half shaded.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 2.g Representing Half of a Rectangle

For Teachers 2nd Standards
In this lesson plan, 2nd graders are to determine what half of a rectangle is.
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Better Lesson: Fractions of Time and Money

For Teachers 2nd Standards
People talk about quarters of the hour, or quarters in a dollar. This lesson lets students in on what that means.
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Better Lesson: Fractions Can Be Fun

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders recognize what it means to fold a paper in half, but do they recognize how to create fourths or thirds?
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Better Lesson: A Whole and Its Parts

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders take fractions apart and put them back together to form a whole.
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Better Lesson: More Than One Name for a Fraction

For Teachers 2nd Standards
We are all called by more than one name. Lets find out if fractions can be too!
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Better Lesson: Eating Fractions

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders read fractional amounts and measure food to make a trail mix.
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Better Lesson: Doubles and Halves Are Patterns Too

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Can you double an odd number? Can you cut it in half? Patterns in doubles and halves help to answer these questions.