This Equivalent Fractions Year 3 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for Summer Block 1.
This pack includes:
Mathematics Year 3: (3F2) Recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators
Differentiation:
Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support finding equivalent halves and quarters. Pictorial support for most fractions.
Expected Questions to support finding equivalent halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths, eighths and tenths. Pictorial support for some fractions.
Greater Depth Questions to support finding equivalent halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths, eighths and tenths and some non-unit fractions. Less pictorial support is provided.
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Problem Solving)
Developing Find 2 different ways of colouring in an equivalent half and a quarter of a rectilinear shape.
Expected Find 3 different ways of colouring in an equivalent third and a quarter of a rectilinear shape.
Greater Depth Find 3 different ways of colouring in an equivalent eighth and a fifth of an irregular shape.
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Problem Solving)
Developing Use equipment such as a fraction wall to identify and sort equivalent halves, quarters.
Expected Use equipment and multiplication facts to sort equivalent quarters, thirds, fifths and eighths. Includes an odd one out.
Greater Depth Use multiplication facts to sort equivalent fifths, eighths, tenths and sixths. Includes 2 odd ones out.
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain why statements about equivalent halves and quarters are incorrect.
Expected Explain why statements about equivalent thirds, sixths and quarters are incorrect.
Greater Depth Explain why statements about equivalent thirds and sixths are incorrect starting from a non-unit fraction.
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