Overview
The concepts explored in this unit include:
- Why fractional thinking is important
- Fractions in everyday life
- Fractions as building blocks to other concepts
- Fractional thinking in the Australian Curriculum
- Mathematical representations
- Effective teaching of fractional thinking using the five representation types — physical, visual, verbal, symbolic and contextual
- Strategies for effectively incorporating representations.
Resources
- Last updated:
- 21 April 2021
