Embedded Files
Home > Stage 3 > Representing quantity fractions > Adding fractions
Suggested content:
Suggested content:
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator
Represent the sum of fractions with the same denominator, recreating the whole, where the result may exceed one
Equipment
Equipment
Outdoor playing area
Post-it notes or fractions cards
Marker cones
Activity set-up
Activity set-up
Students write a fraction, with a certain denominator, on a post-it note. Alternatively, provide students with pre determined fraction cards. Eg. 1/8, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8.
Mark a playing area
How to play
How to play
The aim of this activity is to find a partner or group to make one whole (where the result might exceed one) using fraction cards.
Teacher gives each student a playing card.
Teacher calls out a locomotor skill for students to use to move around marked space.
When whistle is blown, the teacher calls out a number, eg. 1 1/8.
Students must move to find a student/s with fraction cards that add to that number.
Optional: Students record combinations in workbook.
Teacher collects playing cards and redistributes to play again, naming different locomotor skills each time.
Variations
Variations
1 card between 2 students
Use more than one denominator.
Play using subtraction.
Page updated
Report abuse