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Recognise that a fraction can represent a division
Identify how the relationship between the number being divided and the divisor is represented in a fraction
Equipment
Equipment
Indoor or outdoor playing area
4 hoops per group
24 bean bags per group
4 whiteboards and whiteboard makers per group
Activity set-up
Activity set-up
4 hoops side-by-side with a line marked approximately 10 – 15m away from hoops.
Place a whiteboard behind each hoop.
On the line opposite hoop 1 place 3 bean bags, hoops 2 place 5 beans bags, hoop 3 place 6 bean bags and hoop 4 place 10 bean bags.
Label hoops as 3 throws, 5 throws, 6 throws and 10 throws.
Form student groups of 4
How to play
How to play
Players throw bean bags into hoops and calculate the number of successful throws as a fraction.
Student’s take it in turns to thrown bean bags into hoops while standing behind the marked line.
Students calculate how many bean bags they successfully threw into each hoop.
Students represent amount as a fraction on whiteboard.
Students order fractions on whiteboard in ascending order using visual of bean bags as concrete material.
Repeat activity as required.
Variations
Variations
Represent amounts as a fraction and decimal.
Increase or decrease the number of bean bags thrown to alter the denominator.
Represent fraction in its simplest form.
Order fractions as a whole class.
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