Checking and securing understanding of fractions
I can represent fractions as numbers.
Checking and securing understanding of fractions
I can represent fractions as numbers.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Proper fractions represented in diagrams can be written as numbers.
- Improper fractions represented in diagrams can be written as numbers.
- Some fractions represented in diagrams cannot be written as numbers.
Common misconception
When dividing a number line, there is confusion between the intervals and lines.
Pupils can write the number on each mark on the number line to ensure equal intervals.
Keywords
Numerator - The expression in a fraction that is written above the fraction line. It is the dividend.
Denominator - The expression in a fraction that is written below the fraction line. It is the divisor.
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
One half -
$$1 \over 2$$
One quarter -
$$ 1 \over 4$$
One third -
$$ 1 \over 3$$
One tenth -
$$ 1 \over 10$$
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Label a points to -
$$2\over 5$$
Label b points to -
$$1$$
Label c points to -
$$8\over 5$$
Label d points to -
$$1 \frac{4}{5}$$