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Fractions: finding half and a quarter
This guide provides a sequence of steps for exploring finding half of a whole and half of a group. It then provides a sequence of steps for finding a quarter of a whole and of a group.
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| Year level(s) | Year 2 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning, Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | fractions, half, quarter, reasoning, problem-solving, explicit teaching |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding |
| Topics | Fractions |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M2N03
Recognise and describe one-half as one of 2 equal parts of a whole and connect halves, quarters and eighths through repeated halving
AC9M2M02
Identify common uses and represent halves, quarters and eighths in relation to shapes, objects and events |
| Numeracy progression |
Interpreting fractions (P2)
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| Organisation | White Rose Maths |
| Copyright | © 2021 White Rose Maths. Free-for-education material. |
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