Fractions - Equivalent Fractions (2) - Presentation

In the lesson focused on equivalent fractions, students are encouraged to deepen their understanding of how different fractions can represent the same value. The teaching slides present a series of activities that prompt students to explore and identify patterns in equivalent fractions. Initially, they are asked to give examples of equivalent fractions and prove their equivalence. One of the activities involves completing a table where students match pictorial representations of fractions to their numerical and word form, such as six eighths being equivalent to three quarters. This visual approach helps to reinforce the concept that different fractions can express the same proportion of a whole.

Further activities challenge the students to use practical tools like fraction circles, strips, or a fraction wall to complete statements about equivalent fractions. For example, they must determine what fractions are equivalent to one half, one quarter, or one third. The lesson also includes reasoning exercises where students must evaluate statements about the relationships between numerators and denominators in equivalent fractions. For instance, they learn that the common misconception that a fraction equivalent to one half has a denominator triple the numerator is incorrect; instead, the denominator should be double the numerator. The lesson concludes with independent work where students apply their knowledge to find equivalent fractions and discuss how times tables can assist in this process, as well as the consistent relationships between the numerators and denominators of equivalent fractions.