Left overs
Students investigate the relative position of numbers by modelling fractional numbers between whole numbers. They represent linear models of fractions along number lines and use these models to count and solve simple fraction addition problems.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model, Culturally responsive pedagogies, Explicit teaching |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding |
| Topics | Fractions |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
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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InF4, InF5
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology |
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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