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Tangrams 3 – reimagining wholes
Return to the original square made up of tangram pieces and ask students: What if the square is worth 1 whole? What are each of the other pieces worth?
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| Year level(s) | Year 6 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Student, Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Video |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning, Targeted teaching |
| Keywords | square, tangram, value, fractions, one whole, problem solving, reasoning, understanding, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Space, Build understanding |
| Topics | Fractions, Shapes and objects |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M6N05
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions using knowledge of equivalent fractions
AC9M6N07
Solve problems that require finding a familiar fraction, decimal or percentage of a quantity, including percentage discounts, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate |
| Numeracy progression |
Additive strategies (P9)
Interpreting fractions (P7, P8) Multiplicative strategies (P9) Proportional thinking (P2) Understanding money (P8) |
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| Organisation | NSW Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2020 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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