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Year 4 - Fractions - Unit 1

Understanding the whole

LO: To understand a whole.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  •  Understanding a whole, counting beyond 1.

In this outdoor lesson, children will have a go at using natural resources and chalk to create bar models representing a whole. Have fun outdoors by making tasty pizzas partitioned correctly with the right toppings.

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Partitioning mixed numbers

LO: To partition mixed numbers.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  • partition a mixed number into a whole and a fraction 

Take this lesson outdoors and get moving by matching images to the mixed number and placing them in the correct area. Your class has been tasked with a very important job of getting the right proportions of chocolate bars ready for the tuck shop - get creative and use mixed numbers accurately with this chocolate bar task.

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Understanding improper fractions

LO: To understand improper fractions.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  • Fractions larger than 1.
  • Improper fractions.

This outdoor lesson will provide children with the opportunity to really understand what an improper fraction looks like! Children will be tasked with creating tower buildings in their cities following the correct instruction to represent the improper fraction. 

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Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions

LO: To convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  •  Fractions bigger than 1.
  • Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions.

In this outdoor lesson, the children will get moving and work together to understand the breakdown of steps for changing a mixed number into an improper fraction. At the end of the lesson, set up a chocolate shop to serve both mixed number and improper fraction chocolate bars!

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Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers

LO: To convert improper fractions to mixed numbers.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:
  • Fractions bigger than 1.
  • Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.

Take this lesson outdoors and use wonderful natural resources to represent improper fractions. Children will then work in teams to keep active understanding the steps to convert an improper fraction to a mixed number. Have fun solving the mystery of some chocolate bar thieves! 

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