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Fractions: halves, quarters and thirds
This guide provides a sequence of small steps for exploring fractions, from making equal parts through to counting in fractions.
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Year level(s) | Year 1, 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, unit fractions, non-unit fractions, equivalence, reasoning, problem-solving, fluency, understanding, explicit teaching |
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Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding |
Topics | Fractions |
AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMNA016
Recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a whole.
ACMNA033
Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collections
ACMNA058
Model and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 1/5 and their multiples to a complete whole
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National numeracy learning progression |
Interpreting fractions
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InF1, InF2, InF3
Multiplicative strategies - MuS1, MuS2, MuS3 |
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Organisation | White Rose Maths |
Copyright | © 2021 White Rose Maths. Free-for-education material. |
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