Grade 3

What is an intersection?

intersection

The things that are in both groups at the same time.

For example

Children who like both okra and callaloo are the intersection.

In Grade 3

Children look at where two sorted groups overlap and name what belongs to both at once.

Watch out for

Children often put everything from both groups into the intersection. Only the things belonging to both at the same time go there.

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Ask which of your child's friends like two things at once, and name that group.

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