{"id":846,"date":"2025-01-14T16:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/?page_id=846"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:12:34","slug":"benchmark-fractions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/benchmark-fractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchmark Fractions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/BeCALM_BenchmarkFractions_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/BeCALM_BenchmarkFractions_logo.png 680w, https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/02\/BeCALM_BenchmarkFractions_logo-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <strong>Benchmark Fractions <\/strong>materials introduce basic concepts in part-whole reasoning through accessible benchmark fractions (fractions that are easy to visualize and calculate, such as one-half and one-fourth). Benchmark fractions are a powerful way to develop number sense in beginning math learners and give them a way to reason about other, less familiar fractions. This unit includes application activities in the context of financial literacy and consumer skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>English &amp; Spanish versions last updated in 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_TeachersGuide_Oct2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benchmark Fractions Teacher&#8217;s Guide (Word)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_TeachersGuide_Oct2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benchmark Fractions Teacher&#8217;s Guide (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/03\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_TeachersGuide_SPA_Feb2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>\u00a1Descarga en espa\u00f1ol<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/03\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_TeachersGuide_SPA_Feb2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/03\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_TeachersGuide_SPA_Feb2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a1Descarga en espa\u00f1ol!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_StudentPacket_Oct2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benchmark Fractions Student Packet (Word)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/10\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_StudentPacket_Oct2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benchmark Fractions Student Packet (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/03\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_StudentPacket_SPA_Feb2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a1Descarga en espa\u00f1ol!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/03\/BeCALM_Benchmarks_StudentPacket_SPA_Feb2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a1Descarga en espa\u00f1ol!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong>Instructional routine slides for teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/fcxa6seqitpequrk3hmzz\/CompareHalf_Stations_Remote.pptx?rlkey=9zlizw3qlplxbfo2q24xxapbf&amp;st=f5zd5d4l&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Compare Half Stations PPT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/up1he9aaplf045gymda2n\/Data_Says.pptx?rlkey=l0r4lcr873bt5ggt0f8yvonlb&amp;st=3gx0k983&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data Says&#8230; PPT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/sjofjdcs5ahgc5p68oeso\/Is_it_half.pptx?rlkey=ka79eok5s57nyl9l5hdvymi9y&amp;st=vyl4qic9&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Is It Half? PPT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/um7p336g8jngzuejwrih2\/Two_Truths_Lie_Benchmark-Fractions.pptx?rlkey=6jcf85nfznn73bx0wie53two7&amp;st=2kr25fj3&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two Truths and a Lie PPT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><strong><em>Rutinas instructivas para maestros<\/em><\/strong> (<strong><em><em>archivos PowerPoint<\/em><\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/dxqoou3r6rgmh9evgtmjv\/CompareHalf_Stations_Remote_SPA.pptx?rlkey=ftg4aftuq9v7gycjbtgrqpz68&amp;st=gm8r7ykc&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comparando la mitad PPT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/eiisroayc3myvfiaup9dk\/Data_Says_SPA.pptx?rlkey=h2t9r7ji8h4p1mit32tkxvzwe&amp;st=vedej4ob&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los datos nos dicen que\u2026 PPT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/vetmcon15dw8y0vun950o\/Is_it_half_SPA.pptx?rlkey=gp06cxng3mv678mav34gb1vic&amp;st=ji9soulu&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfEs la mitad? PPT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/4fgau0fbup1oo26808gkf\/Two_Truths_Lie_Benchmark-Fractions_SPA_v1_revisedMC.pptx?rlkey=oc62v1y8dbo216fh555xhd21u&amp;st=mwmf8hub&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dos verdades y una mentira PPT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Benchmark Fractions materials introduce basic concepts in part-whole reasoning through accessible benchmark fractions (fractions that are easy to visualize and calculate, such as one-half and one-fourth). Benchmark fractions are a powerful way to develop number sense in beginning math learners and give them a way to reason about other, less familiar fractions. This unit includes application activities in the context of financial literacy and consumer skills.<\/p>\n<p><em>English &amp; Spanish versions last updated in 2025.<\/em>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/benchmark-fractions\/\">&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-846","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1543,"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/846\/revisions\/1543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/becalm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}