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Developing a Conceptual Understanding of Fractions

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What is the Fraction?

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This page shows pictures of pattern blocks in mathematical problems.

If the yellow hexagon = 1, the green triangle =
If the yellow hexagon = 1, the red trapezoid =
If the red trapezoid = 1, the green triangle =
If the red trapezoid = 1, the blue rhombus =
If the blue rhombus = 1, the green triangle =

(Cynthia Lanius’s Lessons)