Click on the link below to access an informational sheet about the concepts being taught in Bits and Pieces I.

concept & understanding sheet for parents-B&P I.pdf

Goals of Bits and Pieces I

    * Build an understanding of fractions, decimals, and

       percents and the relationships between and among these

       concepts and their representations

    * Develop ways to model situations involving fractions,

       decimals, and percents

    * Understand and use equivalent fractions to reason about

       situations

    * Compare and order fractions

    * Move flexibly among fraction, decimal, and percent

       representations

    * Use benchmarks such as 0, 1/2, and 1 to help estimate the

       size of a number or sum

    * Develop and use benchmarks that relate different forms of

       representations of rational numbers (for example, 50% can

       be represented as 0.5)

    * Use physical models and drawings to help reason about a    

       situation

    * Look for patterns and describe how to continue the

      pattern

    * Use context to help reason about a situation

    * Use estimation to understand a situation