This lesson plan introduces equivalent fractions and simplifying fractions to a whole class. It aims to teach students to identify equivalent fractions by increasing the partition and to simplify fractions by decreasing the partition. Resources needed include worksheets, textbooks, and calculators. Formative assessment includes oral questions, written questions, and homework.

1. Lesson Plan
Equivalent fractions. Simplifying fractions
Topic
Whole Class.
Type of Introduce the idea making a fraction bigger by increasing the partition.
teaching And how to simplify a fraction by decreasing the partition.
1. To identify equivalent fractions [by additivity]
Aims 2. To simplify fractions by division.
NC
Pre- Pupils have skills in:
knowledge 1. Division and addition.
2. Arithmetic facts
Predicted 1. Multiplication facts
difficulties 2. Being systematic
Resources Worksheets
needed Foundation O text books. Page 214 Ex1E q1-10. Page 215 Ex 1F q1
Calculators.
Formative
assessment
1. Oral □x
2. Written □x
3. Graphical □
4. Homework □