Aligned Standard

M.EE.3.G.2: Recognize that shapes can be partitioned into equal areas.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned with the following California State Standards:

  • 3.G.2 - Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole. For example, partition a shape into 4 parts with equal area, and describe the area of each part as 1/4 of the area of the shape.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

Communicate understanding of a unit by recognizing a group of countable objects. Communicate understanding of wholeness by recognizing an object that has all the parts joined together. Recognize parts of an object and the whole object.

Distal Precursor

Divide familiar shapes, such as circles, triangles, squares, and/or rectangles, into two or more distinct parts. These parts may or may not be equal.

Proximal Precursor

Recognize two glasses with an equal amount of liquid. Demonstrate an ability to partition a circle and rectangle into two, three, and four equal parts. Recognize that a rectangle divided into equal parts can have rows and columns.

Target

Divide familiar shapes, such as circles, squares, and/or rectangles, into two or more equal parts.

Successor

Recognize an area model representing the fractions one half, one third, one fourth, or one tenth when presented with three different area models.