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Fractions · Recognise the need for fractional units · 3:26

You'll learn: Recognise why a smaller unit is needed

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Whole units are sometimes too coarse

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You'll learn: Recognise why a smaller unit is needed

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Recognise the need for fractional units

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Share one whole fairly
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Share one whole fairly
You'll learn: Build a unit fraction by equal sharing

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Explain why equal parts matter

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Equal parts make a valid fractional unit
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Equal parts make a valid fractional unit
You'll learn: Distinguish equal shares from arbitrary pieces
Different shapes can have equal area
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Different shapes can have equal area
You'll learn: Recognise equal-area parts without requiring identical shapes

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Interpret numerator and denominator

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The denominator names the unit
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The denominator names the unit
You'll learn: Identify the size of one equal part
The numerator counts those units
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The numerator counts those units
You'll learn: Connect repeated unit fractions to fraction notation

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Locate fractions on a number line

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Fractions are numbers with positions
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Fractions are numbers with positions
You'll learn: Locate fractional lengths between whole numbers
Keep the same fractional step beyond one
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Keep the same fractional step beyond one
You'll learn: Locate fractions across several whole intervals

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Understand fractions beyond one whole

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Several parts can exceed one whole
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Several parts can exceed one whole
You'll learn: Connect improper fractions to complete wholes and a remainder
Two forms describe the same amount
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Two forms describe the same amount
You'll learn: Convert mixed and improper forms with a model

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Explain equivalent fractions

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More pieces can show the same amount
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More pieces can show the same amount
You'll learn: Explain equivalence by subdivision
Scale both counts together
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Scale both counts together
You'll learn: Connect subdivision to multiplying numerator and denominator by the same positive whole number
Equivalent fractions share one position
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Equivalent fractions share one position
You'll learn: Check equivalence on a number line

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Simplify without changing value

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Join small parts into larger equal units
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Join small parts into larger equal units
You'll learn: Explain simplification through regrouping
Use common factors to find a simplest form
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Use common factors to find a simplest form
You'll learn: Link regrouping to dividing both counts by a common factor

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Compare and order fractions

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Compare fractions with the same denominator
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Compare fractions with the same denominator
You'll learn: Compare counts of equally sized units