B4 Mathematics · Term 2, Week 1

Fractions

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Curriculum details

Strand
Number (Strand 1)
Sub-strand
Fractions (1.3)
Content standard
B4.1.3.1 - Develop an understanding of equivalent and improper fractions
Indicator
B4.1.3.1.3 - Find the simplest form of given fractions by dividing through by the highest common factor (i.e. by cancelling through by factors)
Suggested placement
Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Source document note

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  • exemplars - p.21
Curriculum reference
Mathematics Curriculum for Primary Schools (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 21

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Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

E.g. 1. Use pictorial representations to illustrate the simplest form of a fraction; e.g. 6/12 = 3/6 = 1/2
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 21
E.g. 2. Find the simplest form of a given fraction, divide through by the highest common factor.
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 21
E.g. 3. Find the simplest form of a given fraction, express the numerator and denominators as factors and cancel through common factors.
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 21
E.g. 2. Find the simplest form of a given fraction, divide through by the highest common factor.
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 21
E.g. 3. To find the simplest form of a given fraction, express the numerator and denominators as factors and divide through by common factors.
Figure from the b4 mathematics curriculum, printed page 22
 The document prints E.g. 2 and E.g. 3 twice for this indicator: once on printed p.21 and again (E.g. 2 at the foot of p.21, E.g. 3 at the head of p.22) with slightly different wording. Both printings are kept, in page order. The fractions are stacked and are written inline.