Today’s Maths:
Workbook: 2B
Chapter 13: Fractions
Lesson 7 & 8: Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Links: Lesson 7 Lesson 8
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Today we are going to be ordering fractions. This is the same as we would do with our normal numbers: put them in order from smallest to biggest.
Worksheet 7 is slightly easier because all the fractions have the same bottom number (denominator). This means we only have to compare the top numbers, which you can count up in quite easily. Try to picture it as a shape that is being shaded in to help you.
Worksheet 8 compares unit fractions. These are fractions with a numerator (top number) of 1, but different denominators (bottom numbers).
Try to remember that the denominator tells us how many parts the shape s split into. So if it is split into 2 parts, the parts will be bigger than if the shape was split into 4 parts.
*If you find worksheet 8 tricky to visualise, click on this link: Worsheet 8 helpsheet I have drawn out boxes for you to colour in so that you can work out which fractions are bigger or smaller than others.
*If you feel confident with these worksheet, have a go at this online lesson. You can do it all, but particularly focus on the challenge: can you make fractions of things around your house?
Nadine’s Oak Academy work
Hi Miss,
I have done ✅ my maths no problem. Some were as bit tricky.
I will do the extra Online lesson now as well to practise.
Bye, Bo
Well done Bo! That’s a good idea to keep practising – I hope it helps!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
I did my Maths homework for today.
Regards,
Sophia P
Brilliant Sophia! How did you you find it?
Hi Miss I have finished my work and it was so easy.
Well done Marisa! Did you try the Oak Academy lesson?
Dear Miss Carruthers, I finished my fractions for today, it was ok when we drew lots of pictures to help ??♀️
Well done Sophia – pictures can help us so much in Maths!
I did it, it was quite easy, quite hard (eard). The most difficult ones were the last ones, where you had to put things in order and the lower number was different, e.g. 1/5 and 1/4. The smaller bottom number is the larger fraction.
I know, the last ones were quite tricky. Well done for spotting a pattern though, that the smaller the bottom number, the larger the fraction is. It seems back to front but it’s true!
Dear Miss,
Maths No problem done and Oak Academy work. Very easy on some pages, not so easy on others.
See you
Nadine
Well done for trying the Oak Academy one as well. Keep up the hard work!
I completed my math and a lot of it was hard but we then went over the ones I got wrong.
Well done for going over the tricky ones. Does it make more sense now?
We need to work on this but Romey did well
Well done Romey! See if the other videos and lessons help.
All done Miss. No problems.
Well done Finley!
I have completed all the worksheets and I found it okay.
Great work Sophie!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
All done and it was ok.
Well done!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
All done and it was ok.
Brilliant Marie! I’m glad it was okay.
I was ok with it ?
I’m so pleased!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
I’ve completed my worksheets, the online lessons and challenge. I found it OK but arranging the fractions in order with different denominators can be tricky. I will keep practicing.
That is the tricky part Catherine, don’t worry, practise will help!
Good afternoon Miss Carruthers!
We finished all our MNP. It was easy.
Well done! Did you try the other lesson activity?
I finished my work.
Well done Rafael – how did you find it?
Miss Carruthers,
I found the fractions tricky, so I’ve redone the worksheets and completed the challenge questions.
Joshua
That’s a really good idea to practise the worksheets again if you found them tricky. Was it easier the second time?