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Planning notes

Level/Framework stage/Group: stage 4

need to learn how fractions work

Focus Achievement Objectives
NA3-1: Use a range of additive and simple multiplicative strategies with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.
NA4-3: Find fractions, decimals, and percentages of amounts expressed as whole numbers, simple fractions, and decimals.
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Fair Shares

Level Two
Number and Algebra
Secondary activities
These exercises and activities are for students to use independently of the teacher to practice number properties
  • Shading a fraction of an object that has been partitioned into equal pieces
  • Shading a fraction of a set of objects
  • Completing a shape (or set of objects) if only part of it is given
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Fraction wafers

Level Two
Number and Algebra
Secondary activities
These exercises and activities are for students to use independently of the teacher to practice number properties.
  • Divide items into equal pieces
  • Share by dealing pieces
  • Use the symbols for the mixed numbers and improper fractions
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Decimal Fractions of a Set

Level Three
Number and Algebra
Secondary activities
These exercises and activities are for students to use independently of the teacher to practice and develop their number properties.

add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
convert fractions (tenths) to decimals
find fractions of a quantity

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Birthday cakes

Level Three
Number and Algebra
Secondary activities
These exercises and activities are for students to use independently of the teacher to practice number properties.

Using multiplication facts to find a simple fraction of an amount

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Fraction Benchmarks

Level Three
Number and Algebra
Units of Work
In this unit students develop important reference points or benchmarks for zero, one half and one. They use these benchmarks to help compare the relative sizes of fractions, through estimating, ordering and placing fractions on a number line.
  • State which of two fractions is larger.
  • Explain why a fraction is close to 0, 1/2 or 1.
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