Conceptualising fractions (10 lessons)

In this sequence of 10 lessons, students apply fraction bars, number lines and equivalence to compare, order and calculate with fractions of different denominators.

Additional details

Year level(s) Year 6
Audience Teacher
Purpose Teaching resource
Format Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches Explicit teaching, Worked examples, Questioning, Mathematics investigation, Concrete Representational Abstract model
Keywords fraction models, fraction equivalence, summative assessment

Curriculum alignment

Curriculum connections Numeracy
Strand and focus Number
Topics Fractions
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions
AC9M6N03
Apply knowledge of equivalence to compare, order and represent common fractions including halves, thirds and quarters on the same number line and justify their order

AC9M6N05
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions

Numeracy progression Interpreting fractions (P7)

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Organisation

Victoria State Government Department of Education

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