Please note: This site contains links to websites not controlled by the Australian Government or ESA. More information here.
Fractions: tenths, equivalence and applying operations
This guide provides a sequence of small steps for deepening understanding of fractions, from using models to partition a whole into fractional parts through to finding the fraction of an amount, and adding and subtracting fractions.
Additional details |
|
Year level(s) | Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 |
---|---|
Audience | Teacher |
Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
Format | Downloadable resources |
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning, Concrete Representational Abstract model, Explicit teaching |
Keywords | equivalent fractions, comparing, ordering, adding fractions, subtracting fractions, bar model, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
|
Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding |
Topics | Fractions, Addition and subtraction |
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M3N02
Recognise and represent unit fractions including 12, 13, 14, 15 and 110 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole
AC9M4N04
Count by fractions including mixed numerals; locate and represent these fractions as numbers on number lines
AC9M4N01
Recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals
AC9M5N03
Compare and order fractions with the same and related denominators including mixed numerals, applying knowledge of factors and multiples; represent these fractions on a number line
AC9M5N05
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denominators, using different strategies |
Numeracy progression |
Interpreting fractions (P5, P6, P8)
Counting processes (P8) Number and place value (P7) Additive strategies (P9) |
Copyright details |
|
Organisation | White Rose Maths |
Copyright | © 2021 White Rose Maths. Free-for-education material. |
Related resources
-
Primary mastery professional development: Number
A guide to teaching about number
Resource details -
Teaching equivalent fractions using explicit teaching
In this free online professional learning module investigate how clear and concise language can help children understand specific mathematical concepts and techniques via a lesson on equivalent fractions.
Resource details -
NSW DET guide: Number and algebra
A guide to teaching about number and algebra
Resource details -
Number: Foundation to Year 9
A guide to teaching about number
Resource details