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6.2
Counters • Encourage the Individual work Counters
Students are given 20 counters of students to represent around 20 per
different counters. They are to work the figures in child (of 5
out how many are each colour. They different ways. different
are to represent this is a pictorial • Explain and colours but
and written way. The students order demonstrate large different
the fractions from smallest to and small fraction amounts of
biggest using the sheet (Appendix ordering on the each colour)
4). The students then find an board, but using Grubs
equivalent fraction using their grubs. different fractions.
Apply the idea 7.1
7. Using real life Class Activity • The aim of the Whole class Smart Board
problems students The students work as a whole class teacher is get the activity with
find the fraction and to work out the fraction of their class students think about the students
represent them in a that are eating an apple that day. what fraction would working on the
pictorial, With the teachers help the students be used. floor in front of
representational and use the “Maxs Toolbox” to display • Allow the students to the smart
written way. the pictures of if each student eats use the smart board. board.
an apple.
their thinking.
Introduction
Context of Unit:
This unit is based around a Year 4 class, although were I would teach it
is in a Year 4/5 class, as this is where I help in a school. This class is set
up in Year 4’s in their own area, which makes it easier to teach
mathematics in. The school is in a farming area situated on Lake
Albert, it is a small school with only 250 students from R to Year 12.
The class has many students from a farming or fishing back ground.
The students a mostly Anglo-Australian with a few Aboriginal students
in it.
There are a few students in the class which need special help as they
have learning difficulties, but these students participate in most
lessons with the rest of the class and do one on one work three times a
week. These students have their own mathematics booklets they go on
with. But the students with learning difficulties are encouraged to join
in the class based activity, the unit allows for group and class work as
well as hands on activities for these students.
The students in the class use their Maths Tool Kits in their mathematics
lessons as it allows them to complete the activities. These Tool Kits are
the students individual kits, they put them together throughout the
year when they have completed concepts, the kits are then taken
through their schooling until they are no longer required.
Previous Mathematics:
The students had been working on the concepts of whole numbers,
relationships between numbers and the number line of bigger and
smaller numbers. The students previously in the term before looked at
graphing and data. This included a quick look at percentages and half
numbers, but this did not include any detail.
Organise and
9. Using real life problems students find the fraction and
practice
represent them in a pictorial, representational and
written way (assessment)
Apply the
idea
Conclusion
The assessment will include many different aspects; these are included below in a table.
Assessment
Criteria for Assessment strategy Who will Record of
assessm asse assessment
ent ss?
Students show Assessment of the Teacher Students will be
a final final lesson/activity. given a mark of
understanding Through the understanding but it
of fractions. worksheet and is not to be seen by
observation of the the student.
students undertaking
the activity.
Students feel Students In their books but
that they have At the end of each also the teacher
a better week the students write down what the
understanding write in their maths students do not
of the concept. books how they are understand and
feeling about the what they would like
topic, what they have to know.
learnt and what they
would like to learn.
Websites:
Banfil, J 2006, ‘Fractions – Table on contents’, viewed 10th April 2009,
<http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html>.
Work Sheets:
Rogers, A 2009, ‘EDUC 4151 Workshop 6. Make your own fraction kit
with Bremex square and circles’.
Hood, K 2009, Tool Kit pieces.
Included on the following pages are a copy of the items in the tool kit
(photocopied), the Equivalent Fraction chart and the Square and Circle Fraction
kit.