Year 4 - Number and Algebra
Standard 4.OA.1.2 - Simplify and express the fraction in the lowest terms.
Included Skills: Fractions
Fractions and decimals • Investigate equivalent fractions used in contexts - exploring the relationship between families of fractions (halves, quarters and eighths or thirds and sixths) by folding a series of paper strips to construct a fraction wall • Count by quarters halves and thirds, including with mixed numerals. Locate and represent these fractions on a number line - converting mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa - investigating the use of fractions and sharing as a way of managing Country: for example taking no more than half the eggs from a nest to protect future bird populations • Recognise that the place value system can be extended to tenths and hundredths. Make connections between fractions and decimal notation - using division by 10 to extend the place-value system - using knowledge of fractions to establish equivalences between fractions and decimal notation