Support · Stage 3 · Representing quantity fractions A
Support Use diagrams, objects and mental strategies to subtract a unit fraction from any whole number including 1 (the complement principle)
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Prerequisite dot points
Model fractions with fraction strips and diagrams for halves, quarters, eighths, thirds
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Recreate the whole unit from a fractional part (1/2,1/4,1/3 and 1/8) (Reversible reasoning)
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Determine the complementary fractional part needed to complete one whole (halves, quarters, eighths, thirds) (Reasons about relations)
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