Walking the rope
Students develop an understanding of the proportion and relationships between fractions. They represent fractions using linear models and symbols and form a generalisation about fractions equivalent to one whole.
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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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InF5
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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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