Left overs
Students investigate the relative position of numbers by modelling fractional numbers between whole numbers. They represent linear models of fractions along number lines and use these models to count and solve simple fraction addition problems.
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| Year level(s) | Year 4 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model, Culturally responsive pedagogies, Explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding |
| Topics | Fractions |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
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 |
Interpreting fractions (P5)
Counting processes (P8) |
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| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology |
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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