Victorian Curriculum

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• –Investigate equivalent fractions used in contexts (VCMNA157)

• –Count by quarters, halves and thirds, including with mixed numerals. Locate and represent these fractions on a number line (VCMNA158)

• –Recognise that the place value system can be extended to tenths and hundredths. Make connections between fractions and decimal notation (VCMNA159)

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Activity: Equivalent Fraction Balloons!

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How to play:​

• –Students come up with equivalent fractions for 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 and 1/5.

• –These fractions are shared with the class and written onto balloons.

• –The balloons are placed in the centre of the classroom and in each corner of the classroom are some baskets with the labels 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 and 1/5.

• –Students are to take one balloon from the centre of the room at a time and must calculate what its simple equivalent fraction is and then place the balloon in the correct basket.

• –This activity could be completed as a whole class or in teams to see which team can get the balloons in the  correct baskets in the fastest time.

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–Why play bingo:

–Playing fractions bingo allows students to revise their fractions under a little bit of fun pressure. Students can relate what they are hearing to the visual representations they have drawn.

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Lesson plan

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