Fractions: Year 6 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Fractions. Students develop increasingly efficient strategies for adding and subtracting fractions with related and unrelated denominators. They develop conceptual understanding by being given opportunities to estimate before computation and justify their thinking. They develop flexible strategies for solving problems using concrete, visual and pictorial representations.

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 6
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Planning support, Teaching resource, Teaching strategies, Student task, Home practice tasks
Format	Web page
Keywords	lesson plans, assessment task, teaching strategies, pedagogies, Australian Curriculum, learning from home, misconceptions
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Fractions
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M6N05 Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions 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
Numeracy progression	Interpreting fractions (P7)
Copyright details
Organisation	Commonwealth of Australia
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