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Big ideas

• Part-whole fractions
  • Using the part-whole model
• Using the part-whole model
• Fractions as a measure
  • Using the measure model
• Using the measure model
• Fractions as division
  • Using the division model
• Using the division model
• Fractions as operators
  • Using the operator model
• Using the operator model
• Fractions as ratios
  • Working with ratio
• Working with ratio

Misunderstandings

• Number of parts only
  • Unequal areas
  • Teaching equal parts
  • Paper folding
  • Cassowary fractions
• Unequal areas
• Teaching equal parts
• Paper folding
• Cassowary fractions
• Fractions as a double count
  • Wrong number
  • Expanding the view
  • Fraction fiddle
• Wrong number
• Expanding the view
• Fraction fiddle
• Different wholes
  • Shifting wholes
  • Fixing wholes
  • Cut and find
• Shifting wholes
• Fixing wholes
• Cut and find
• Using rules blindly
  • Unit and non-unit fractions
  • Strategy testing
  • Sense of size
  • Comparing non-unit fractions
• Unit and non-unit fractions
• Strategy testing
• Sense of size
• Comparing non-unit fractions

Good teaching

• Fraction sense
  • Visualisation
    • Fraction wheel
    • Cake fractions
  • Fraction wheel
  • Cake fractions
  • Fractions as numbers
    • Sequencing and counting
    • Comparing unit fractions
  • Sequencing and counting
  • Comparing unit fractions
• Visualisation
  • Fraction wheel
  • Cake fractions
• Fraction wheel
• Cake fractions
• Fractions as numbers
  • Sequencing and counting
  • Comparing unit fractions
• Sequencing and counting
• Comparing unit fractions
• Dividing
  • Fractions of collections
    • Part and wholes
    • Divide it up
  • Part and wholes
  • Divide it up
  • Sharing as division
    • Dividing pancakes
    • More sharing diagrams
  • Dividing pancakes
    • More sharing diagrams
  • More sharing diagrams
• Fractions of collections
  • Part and wholes
  • Divide it up
• Part and wholes
• Divide it up
• Sharing as division
  • Dividing pancakes
    • More sharing diagrams
  • More sharing diagrams
• Dividing pancakes
  • More sharing diagrams
• More sharing diagrams
• Equivalence
  • Linear models
    • Fraction strips
    • Fraction wall game
  • Fraction strips
  • Fraction wall game
  • Grids and arrays
    • Overlay grids
    • Dynamic fractions
  • Overlay grids
  • Dynamic fractions
• Linear models
  • Fraction strips
  • Fraction wall game
• Fraction strips
• Fraction wall game
• Grids and arrays
  • Overlay grids
  • Dynamic fractions
• Overlay grids
• Dynamic fractions
• Adding and subtracting
  • Same denominator
    • Number lines
    • Hit the apple
  • Number lines
  • Hit the apple
  • Related denominators
    • Grids and jumps
    • Reach the target
  • Grids and jumps
  • Reach the target
• Same denominator
  • Number lines
  • Hit the apple
• Number lines
• Hit the apple
• Related denominators
  • Grids and jumps
  • Reach the target
• Grids and jumps
• Reach the target

Assessment

• Assessment approaches
  • Observation
    • Observation example
  • Observation example
  • Survey
    • Survey example
  • Survey example
  • Task-based interview
    • Task-based interview example
  • Task-based interview example
  • Digital assessment tools
    • Digital assessment tool example
  • Digital assessment tool example
• Observation
  • Observation example
• Observation example
• Survey
  • Survey example
• Survey example
• Task-based interview
  • Task-based interview example
• Task-based interview example
• Digital assessment tools
  • Digital assessment tool example
• Digital assessment tool example
• Designing assessment tasks
  • Choosing the fraction model
  • Closed or open tasks
  • Choosing the response type
  • With or without context
• Choosing the fraction model
• Closed or open tasks
• Choosing the response type
• With or without context

Activities

• Cake fractions
• Cassowary fractions
• Comparing non-unit fractions
• Comparing unit fractions
• Cut and find
• Divide it up
• Dividing pancakes
• Dynamic fractions
• Fraction fiddle
• Fraction strips
• Fraction wall game
• Fraction wheel
• Grids and jumps
• Hit the apple
• Number lines
• Overlay grids
• Paper folding
• Part and wholes
• Reach the target
• Sense of size
• Sequencing and counting

Downloads

• Comparing Ratios video transcript
• Designing assessment tasks: Choosing the fraction model
• Designing assessment tasks: Choosing the response type
• Designing assessment tasks: With or without context
• Fraction task cards
• Fractions as Measures video transcript
• Fractions as Operators: Modelling the Operators video transcript
• Gameboard for the Colour in Fractions game
• Grid paper
• How to Make a Fraction Wheel of video transcript
• Instructions for the Colour in Fractions game
• Recording template
• Same denominator problems
• Sorting fractions cards slide presentation
• Sorting Fractions Cards slide presentation transcript
• Template for overlay grids
• Template of different sized shapes
• The Division Meaning for Fractions video transcript
• The Part-Whole Meaning for Fractions video transcript
• The Sharing Process video transcript
• Using Overlay Grids video transcript

Acknowledgements