The NSW BOS recomends that students model, compare and represent fractions that have a denominator between 1-12. The BOS also recomends students model, compare and represent fractions with a denominator of 100. The BOS identifies such fractions as commonly used and therefore highlights the significance of this learning. (BOS NSW, 2006, p28)
Sarah Barrell's List: Fractions and Decimals
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Mar 18, 12
This website provides some valuable tips about teaching fractions. The use of concrete materials (described as manipulatives) throughout the primary school years is supported by this article. The article also suggests asessing students conceptual understanding through the use of concrete materials. This website also provides activities to help students with their understanding of fractions.
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Children must adopt new rules for fractions that often conflict with well-established ideas about whole numbers
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children need to coordinate the inverse relationship between the size of the denominator and the size of the fraction.
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Mar 18, 12
Multiple resources for use on the interactive whiteboard. The activities are useful when providing a transition between the use of concrete materials and being able to do mental arithmatic. Sticky notes have been posted next to resources that could be used in the classroom.
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"Fraction Strip". this resource can be used on the interactive whiteboard to aid the teachers explanation of equivilent fractions. This visual representation is similar to the cuisenaire rods, a concrete material. This could be a great for the transition between concrete and abstract visualisation.
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Mar 19, 12
Great video of a performance by classroom students. They have incorporated the ENglish, CAPA and mathematics KLAs into the one lesson. Fractions and number knowledge and skills are presented by the students. This activity can be used as an assessment strategy at the end of a FD unit
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Mar 19, 12
Lesson resources and student resources for fractions and decimals. Interactive website with lots of skill works games
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Mar 20, 12
Online calculator that converts fractions into decimals. Could be useful when marking student work by loading this web page onto the IWB and asking the students (one at a time) to enter their answer into the converter. They can check their answers this way instead of from BOB (back of book) or the teacher.
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Mar 20, 12
Equivalent fractions are a "critical but misunderstood concept" (Van De Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2010, p 301). Therefore teachers need to identify ways in which they can improve students' knowledge and skills about this critical concept. Teachers can improve students' knowledge and skill through a range of strategies. Using ICT and games are two strategies that will generate and sustain engagement of the students in order to learn (Brady, & Scully, 2005).
Johnnie's math page is a website that uses ICT to present equivalent fraction concepts in a game based situation. By using this website in the classroom to explore equivalent fractions teachers will generate and sustain engagement within their students.
Janette Bobis (2005) also provides similar games as Johnnie's math page, but approaches equivalent fraction concepts with the use of concrete materials. This approach will also sustain and generate interest within students. Students with lower ability levels, in mathematics and ICT may find these games more beneficial as they are able to physically manipulate the objects.
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