Fruit fractions: Fruit karate
In this lesson, students use fruit to explore common fractions. They step into the world of fractions by exploring various fruits and slicing them into halves, quarters and eighths. Through materials such as playdough and interactive discussions, they discover the meaning of terms such as numerator and denominator while getting creative with fruit fractions, and answering questions such as, ‘Are halves always identical?’ Extend the exploration to quarters and eighths, all while having fun with fruity fractions.
This lesson is one of a series of lessons developed in collaboration with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT).
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| Year level(s) | Year 3 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Classroom talks, Concrete Representational Abstract model, Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | Maths Hub lesson plan |
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| Curriculum connections | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture |
| Strand and focus | Number |
| Topics | Fractions |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M3N02
Recognise and represent unit fractions including 12, 13, 14, 15 and 110 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole |
| Numeracy progression |
Interpreting fractions (P5)
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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