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ACARA AC9M3N02, Unit fractions and their multiples

Year 3 ยท Number

Recognise and represent unit fractions such as halves, thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths, and combine same-denominator fractions to make a whole.

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Teaching guide

What students learn

Recognise and represent unit fractions such as halves, thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths, and combine same-denominator fractions to make a whole.

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How to teach it

Start with fair sharing of one whole into equal parts, name unit fractions, then build non-unit and equivalent fractions with fraction strips.

Worked example
1/2 ___ 4/5
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Watch out for

Forgetting the parts must be equal, and thinking a larger denominator always means a larger fraction.

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