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Fractions: halves, quarters, thirds and equivalence
This guide provides a sequence of small steps for exploring fractions, from recognising and finding halves, quarters and thirds through to exploring equivalence and counting in fractions.
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Year level(s) | Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 |
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Audience | Teacher |
Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning, Concrete Representational Abstract model, Explicit teaching |
Keywords | fractions, unit fractions, non-unit fractions, equivalence, explicit teaching |
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Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding |
Topics | Fractions, Multiplication and division |
AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
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
ACMNA077
Investigate equivalent fractions used in contexts
ACMNA078
Count by quarters halves and thirds, including with mixed numerals. Locate and represent these fractions on a number line
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National numeracy learning progression |
Interpreting fractions
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InF1, InF3, InF4, InF5
Multiplicative strategies |
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Organisation | White Rose Maths |
Copyright | © 2021 White Rose Maths. Free-for-education material. |
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