B2 Mathematics · Term 2, Week 5
Fractions
Lesson notes
Learning Objectives
Indicator: B2.1.3.1.3 - Determine the number of halves and quarters in a whole
By the end of the lesson, learners can:
- State the relationship between a whole and one-half, and between a whole and one-quarter, using concrete materials and pictures.
- State the relationship between one-half and one-quarter (that one-half is equal to two quarters).
- Determine the number of halves in a whole (2) using card cut-outs and pictorial representations.
- Determine the number of quarters in a whole (4) using card cut-outs and pictorial representations.
- Justify their answers by folding, cutting, or drawing to show why a whole contains 2 halves and 4 quarters.
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- Strand
- Number (Strand 1)
- Sub-strand
- Fractions (1.3)
- Content standard
- B2.1.3.1 - Develop an understanding of halves and fourths using concrete and pictorial representations [Exclude notation here]
- Indicator
- B2.1.3.1.3 - Determine the number of halves and quarters in a whole
- Suggested placement
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Term 2, Week 5
(Week 17 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.
- Curriculum reference
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Mathematics Curriculum for Primary Schools (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 30
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
E.g. 1. Show learners several pictorial representations (or card cut outs) of halves, fourths and wholes and ask them to state the relationship between (i) a whole and one-half; (ii) a whole and one-fourth, and (iii) one-half and one-fourth.
