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| In the Early Years curriculum, three meanings of fraction are developed: | ||||||||||||||
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Part of a whole (also referred to as the cut meaning) | |||||||||||||
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Part of a group/set | |||||||||||||
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Name for a point (measure). | |||||||||||||
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Three meanings of fraction | |||||||||||||
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Try the following. What fraction is indicated by the shading in each diagram, and what meaning of fraction is involved? |
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