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Understanding Equivalent Fractions PowerPoint

PowerPoint, PDF | 1 page | Years: 3 - 7

A 25 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about equivalent fractions.

Fractions can be a challenging concept for students to grasp.

This PowerPoint presentation has been designed to teach your students how to identify and create equivalent fractions. It covers the following content:

a general review of fractions
an explanation of unit fractions, equivalent fractions, reducing to lowest terms, improper fractions and mixed numerals
an annotated, step-by-step example for each concept
a whole-class activity for each concept
an individual review activity for each concept.

Curriculum

AC9M3N02

Recognise and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 and their multiples in different ways; combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole
AC9M4N03

Find equivalent representations of fractions using related denominators and make connections between fractions and decimal notation
AC9M4N04

Count by fractions including mixed numerals
AC9M5N03

Compare and order fractions with the same and related denominators including mixed numerals, applying knowledge of factors and multiples; represent these fractions on a number line

Author

Stephanie (Teach Starter)

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Chris Xegas · 3 years ago

Are there free resources that can be printed like Twinkl?
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Dee Henderson · 7 years ago

Would love lots of open ended questions and investigations for maths for middle to upper primary.

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