Unit 4

This week's objectives are:

To recognise ½ ¼ 1/10, 1/5 and use them to find fractions of shapes and numbers.

To begin to recognise simple equivalent fractions, for example 5/10 as ½ and 10/10 as 1.

By the end of this unit, you could be able:

To use fraction notation, including mixed numbers, and the vocabulary numerator and denominator

To change an improper fraction to a mixed number

To recognise when two simple fractions are equivalent

To order a set of fractions and position them on a number line.
To relate fractions to division.

Vocabulary:

fractions,
half, halves,
quarter,
tenths, fifths

Weblinks

These links will help to support your learning this week:

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Numeracy/Keystage2/Number/Findafractionof/Introduction/default.htm

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/level5.htm

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/level4.htm

http://www.freewebs.com/weddell/Equiv%20Fractions%20Contents.html

http://www.interactivestuff.org/sums4fun/efrac1.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/virtual/index.htm


http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/n6a/playground.htm

http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=198&engine=

http://nwlg.org/pages/resources/ma_num/swf/para002c.html

http://www.ictgames.com/equivalence.html

http://www.mathplayground.com/Matching_Fraction_Percent.html

http://www.freewebs.com/weddell/FDP%20contents.html

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/fracto.html

Resources that we will be using in the ICT suite:

We will be using lots of these sites during our Booster lessons. Have a go at some of them on your own!

http://del.icio.us/mathslinks lots of online maths activities for each area of numeracy

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ this has examples for each area of numeracy from Foundation to Year 6

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html explains mathematical vocabulary with a worked example

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html interactive maths games

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html great for teaching maths concepts using the IWB; scroll down to the Teacher’s toolkit, which includes calculators, place value cards, hundred squares etc.

http://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/index.htm maths starter of the day

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/countdown/index.htm countdown numbers game (turn the speakers up, as it even has the music!)

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/broken-calculator/index.htm broken calculator

http://www.transum.org/Software/SW/ great for use during the oral and mental starter sessions