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Fruit fractions: Fruit salad crafty creations

Students demonstrate knowledge of fractions through creating their very own simulated ‘fruit salad’. Pose the questions: if you were to create a fruit salad what would it have in there? In what ratios/proportions? Are there any fruits you wouldn’t want in there? Which fruits go/don’t go together? Showcase your understanding of common (and decimal) fractions through this hands-on ‘Creative Craft’ learning experience.

This lesson is one of a series of lessons developed in collaboration with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT).

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 3, Year 4
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Classroom talks, Concrete Representational Abstract model, Explicit teaching, Differentiated teaching, Collaborative learning
Keywords	Maths Hub lesson plan
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture, Critical and creative thinking
Strand and focus	Number
Topics	Fractions, Decimals
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 AC9M4N03 Find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation AC9M4N04 Count by fractions including mixed numerals; locate and represent these fractions as numbers on number lines
Numeracy progression	Number and place value (P6) Interpreting fractions (P5, P6)
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