1. NZ Maths
  2. Supporting professional practice
  3. Other PLD material
  4. NZ maths education reports
  5. Implications of TIMSS
  6. Year 5: Fractions, particularly equivalence

Year 5: Fractions, particularly equivalence

The Ministry is migrating nzmaths content to Tāhurangi.           
Relevant and up-to-date teaching resources are being moved to Tāhūrangi (tahurangi.education.govt.nz). 
When all identified resources have been successfully moved, this website will close. We expect this to be in June 2024. 
e-ako maths, e-ako Pāngarau, and e-ako PLD 360 will continue to be available. 

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TIMSS assesses students’ ability to represent fractions (words, symbols, continuous and sets models), compare/order fractions, add and subtract fractions (related denominators),and apply fractions in problem situations.

These units of work will improve students’ understanding of fractions across a range of contexts:

Students will also benefit from working independently or collaboratively on the following student e-ako on the Multiplicative thinking pathway (information about e-ako maths):

  • F3.10: Exploring improper fractions
  • F3.10+: More practice exploring improper fractions
  • F3.30: Exploring equivalent fractions
  • F3.30+: More practice exploring equivalent fractions
  • F3.20: Adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator
  • F3.20+: More practice adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator

Figure It Out resources for fractions at Level 3 include: