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Think About It!

Goal: Understand thirds.

How much of the foundation is built?

The ground is partitioned into three equal parts. To partition means to divide into parts. Equal parts of a whole are the same size and shape.

Each part is a third! Thirds are three equal parts. They are smaller than halves because there are more of them!

We can make thirds with lines that go from top to bottom or from side to side. Some shapes can make thirds with both kinds of lines. Other shapes, like a triangle, use lines that start at the middle and go out to the edges.

\(\mathsf{ \frac{1}{3} }\) means one third. \(\mathsf{ \frac{1}{3} }\) has a 1, a dividing line, and then a 3.

Let’s look at thirds!

We partition things into three equal parts to make thirds!