Materials you’ll need:

•Fraction Strips

•White board

•Marker/Eraser

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Starter

Divide your board into 6 and pick 6 numbers between 1 and 12

Learning Challenges

• Can I turn amounts into mixed numbers?

• Can I turn amounts into improper fractions?

• Can I use the correct fraction notation and vocabulary?

Mixed Numbers

What are they?

MIXED NUMBERS AREMADE UP OF FRACTIONS

AND WHOLES

Mixed Numbers

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334

Mixed Numbers

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224

Mixed Numbers

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534

Mixed NumbersAnswer these on your whiteboards

Write them as mixed numbers

1

2

3

2410

4710

2810

Improper Fractions

What are they?

IMPROPER FRACTIONS ARE ‘TOP HEAVY’ FRACTIONS WHERE THE

NUMERATOR IS BIGGER THENTHE DENOMINATOR

Improper Fractions

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2610

Improper Fractions

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3510

Improper Fractions

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3210

Improper FractionsAnswer these on your whiteboards

1

2

3

2410

4710

2810

Turn to page 73 ofyour Abacus Textbook 1

Abacus Page 73

Write the number of slices in each set

1.

Write each as a mixed number

1.

94

142

Abacus Page 73

Write the number of:

Quarters:

7. 1¾

How many quarters in 1 whole =

Add it to the ¾ =

474

Abacus Page 73

Extension Task

Do the OWL on page 73

Ten slices of cake could be 3 and 1/3 cakes. Explore what other mixed numbers ten slices

of cake could be

PLENARYCan you put these fractions

In order of smallest to largest?

258

215

185

414

134

373

PLENARYCan you put these fractions

In order of smallest to largest?

25821

5

185 41

4

134

373

Learning Challenge’s

• Can I turn amounts into mixed numbers?

• Can I turn amounts into improper fractions?

• Can I use the correct fraction notation and vocabulary?