Task 5- Unit of Work

Unit Overview

Unit title:
Exploring Fractions

Content maths area:

Fractions

Grade:
Grade 1 & 2

Learning Focus (ideas extrapolated from AusVELS):

The unit of work sits within the content strand of numbers and algebra, and sub-strand
of fractions and decimals. The learning focus will involve the exploration of fractions,
requiring students to recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a
whole and recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eights of
shapes and collections. All proficiency strands (understanding, fluency, problem solving
and reasoning) will be of focus as the four proficiencies must be experience across all
content areas for students to become proficient users of mathematics.

Rationale:
Students are required to begin learning about fractions in the early years. It is important
for the concept of fractions to be introduced early. Therefore, this unit of work will focus
on fractions, requiring students to learn how to recognise halves and quarter of
fractions.

Assumed prior knowledge of students:

Students are only in grades one and two so they have had limited experiences so far
with fractions. This units aim is to introduce students to fractions and focus on the
halves and quarters.

Grouping strategies to support learning:

Students will be working individually for most of the tasks throughout this unit of work.
However, there will be some tasks that will require them to work in pairs, this will allow
them to explore the fractions as part of a team with extra support.

Overview of assessment:
To strengthen students understandings, a number of anecdotal records and work
samples will be collected after each lesson to help inform the next. At the end of the unit
of work a post assessment test will be conducted to see how much the students
knowledge has grown.
 MATHEMATICS UNIT PLANNER
Topic: Fractions Year Level: 1&2 Term: 4 Week: 8-9 Date: 22/11/2015
Key mathematical understandings
Key AusVELS Focus / Standard (taken directly from AusVELS documents):
Learning Goals: Content strand(s): Number and Algebra Measurement and Geometry
1. Students understand that a half is split into two equal parts. Statistics and Probability
Sub-strand(s): Fractions and Decimals
2. Students understand that a quarter is split into four equal parts.
3. Students understand the bottom of a fraction tell you how many Level descriptions:
parts it in split into and the top tell you how many pieces are taken Recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a
or shaded.
whole. (ACMNA016)
Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes
and collections(ACMNA033)

Key skills to develop and practise Key equipment / resources: Key vocabulary
Equal
1. Justify their thinking. Kinder squares
Half
2. Use multiple strategies. Matching games Quarter
3. Make connections to different fractions. Shared
Dice game
Divided
4. Recognise fractions represented in different ways. Worksheets Fraction

Key probing questions Teaching Strategies:

1. What is a fraction? Brainstorms
2. Why do we need to count the total number of parts to know what the fraction will Discussions
be? Assessments
3. How can we tell the difference between a half and a third? Independent and paired work
4. How do you know what number needs to go on the bottom and which needs to go
ICT- YouTube videos
on the top?
Hands-on games
strategies/ skills

Analysing Estimating Listening Performing Reading Seeing patterns Testing

Learning

Checking Explaining Locating information Persuading Recognising bias Selecting information Viewing
Classifying Generalising Making choices Planning Reflecting Self-assessing Visually representing
Co-operating Hypothesising Note taking Predicting Reporting Sharing ideas Working independently
Considering options Inferring Observing Presenting Responding Summarising Working to a timetable
Designing Interpreting Ordering events Providing feedback Restating Synthesising
Elaborating Justifying Organising Questioning Revising
MATHEMATICAL TUNING IN INVESTIGATIONS REFLECTION & ADAPTATIONS ASSESSMENT
FOCUS (WHOLE CLASS SESSION MAKING STRATEGIES
FOCUS) (INDEPENDENT CONNECTIONS
Sequence of LEARNING) SESSION
learning (WHOLE CLASS
programs FOCUS)
Session 1 Brainstorm on the Hand out four different Have students discuss Students that finish Work samples will be
Students are board what students coloured kinder what they discovered early can make sure collected, while
learning what know about fractions. squares to every about the fractions they have labelled all observational notes
fractions are, student. Have the they cut out. Discuss their kinder squares will be taken to see
exploring a students cut them out that a half always has correctly and write a how well students
whole, half, one at a time into a two parts, a third sentence of what they follow instructions
third and halves, thirds and always three parts, have learnt today. when cutting the
quarter. quarters, keeping one and quarter is always kinder squares.
square as a whole, four parts.
label the squares as
they go.
Session 2 Draw some squares Students play the Discuss the matching Students that finish Work samples will be
Students are on the board and fraction matching game and the fraction early can draw their collected, while
matching the model how to split game. They must that wouldnt fit own fractions and observational notes
different them into different match the correct underneath any of the shade it in. will be taken during
fractions to the fractions. Discuss the drawing of the fraction headings, discuss the matching activity
correct parts and what to the correct heading. why. to see how well the
headings. fractions they make students can match
when parts are the fractions to the
shaded. correct heading.

Session 3 Play a short fraction Students play the Bring the students Students that finish Work samples will be
Students are clip on the interactive Fraction Race Game. back to the floor and early will draw their collected, while
learning how to white board. Fractions Then complete the ask them to share own squares and observational notes
recognise for 2nd Grade Kids- Colourful Fraction something they have shade it in, then write will be taken during
different Partitioning Shapes Circles worksheet. learnt today about the fraction correctly the Fraction Race
fractions using into Halves and factions. next to the drawing. game.
fraction circles. Thirds, 4:39. This will be done in
https://www.youtube.c their workbooks.
om/watch?
v=6ooKWyPI0i4
Session 4 Students will collect Bring the students Students that finish Work samples will be
Students are Discuss the first eight different back to the floor and early will continue on collected, while
learning how to lesson on fractions coloured kinder have a discussion on drawing their own observational notes
recognise when the kinder squares. They will cut what they noticed squares and shade it will be taken to see
different squares were used, them in half four about the kinder in, then write the how well students
fractions using reflect on the different different ways, then in squares they cut. fraction correctly next follow instructions
kinder squares. factions we cut out. quarters four different Discuss similarities to the drawing. This when cutting the
ways then discuss between the half and will be done in their kinder squares.
what they notice about quarters and if they workbooks and
them. are cut differently are continued from the
they still the same. previous lesson.
Note: they will not be
told what each kinder
square was cut into.
Session 5
Students are Recall the fraction In workbooks students Bring the students Students that finish Work samples will be
learning how to game. Discuss what will roll a dice and back to the floor and early may continue to collected of the
recognise and they had to do during draw the two numbers ask them to share see how many activity the complete
draw different the game. on the dice in the something new they different fractions they in their workbooks.
fractions. workbooks. Next to have learnt today can make or complete They will be
this, students will write about factions. any unfinished fraction assessed on how
it as a fraction. Then worksheets. they can correctly
students must draw a write a fraction and
picture next to this draw it.
representing the
fraction.

Session 6
Students are Show students the Hand the assessment Bring students back to A fraction colouring in Post assessments
showing what assessment sheet, sheets out to the the floor and have a sheet will be provided will be collected and
they have explain the questions students and have discussion about what for students to marked to see how
learning through to them and what they them complete them they now know about complete once they much the students
a post are asking. individually at their fractions. have finished the have learnt over the
assessment. tables. assessment. unit of work.