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Take the Fear Out of Fractions - Book 1

Activities to introduce, revise and consolidate fraction knowledge and skills

Take the Fear Out of Fractions offers the building blocks to develop and strengthen students' knowledge in an approachable, engaging way. Its scaffolded practice activities include accessible explanations and helpful hints to support students to progress with confidence.

Ages: 5-11 | Pages: 76 | Code: 51001 | ISBN: 9781776553730

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Caroline Mulholland

Caroline Mulholland is an experienced teacher and author. She has taught in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. When not teaching or writing, she is a busy mother of two. Her two children Emma and Jack are both her biggest fans and harshest critics and enjoy helping to test out her new books and to ensure there is plenty of fun alongside the learning activities. They particularly like trying any type of science experiments and activities that involve code cracking and logic skill.

Contents

Introduction4
Curriculum links4
Introducing fractions5
What is a fraction?5
Parts of a fraction6
Catch and match the pizza7
The great fraction cover-up9
Equivalent fractions16
Epic equivalent fractions16
My fabulous fraction wall21
My fabulous fraction wall challenge22
Just like ... activities25
Adding and subtracting fractions – same denominator28
First steps with adding fractions activities28
First steps with subtracting fractions activities32
Adding fractions – different denominators36
Next steps with adding fractions activities36
Adding and subtracting fractions – changing both denominators40
Step up with adding fractions activities40
Step up with subtracting fractions activities43
Different forms of fractions47
Meet the fraction family47
Make the change with improper fractions48
Conversion caterpillar49
Make the change with mixed fractions51
Let's get crabby52
Multiplying and dividing fractions56
Multiplying fractions activities56
Dividing fractions activities60
Finding fractions of whole numbers64
Whole number hunt activities64
Selected answers68