Fraction Five Rational is a precursor to the 3rd grade fraction standards. It is meant to be about 5 minutes of conceptual fraction discussion and understanding, every day. Our third grade team could use this every day having discussions with students about fractions early and frequently, before fractions are even formally taught. As a third grade team, we could each display the questions on the board each morning. The students could work in pairs to work through the problems. The student responses would help us, as teachers, to plan accordingly to the students' level of understanding and depth of knowledge of the foundations of fractions.
