Equivalent fractions on a number line
Understand two fractions as equivalent if they are the same size or the same point on a number line; recognise and show families of common equivalent fractions using diagrams
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If your child sees that 2/4 and 1/2 land on the exact same point on a number line, can they explain in their own words why those two fractions are equal?
Understand two fractions as equivalent if they are the same size or the same point on a number line; recognise and show families of common equivalent fractions using diagrams
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Before
This concept
Check understanding
- Use fraction strips to show 1/2 = 2/4 = 3/6
- Verify on a number line that 2/3 and 4/6 land on the same point
- Identify at least three fractions equivalent to 1/2 using diagrams
“If your child sees that 2/4 and 1/2 land on the exact same point on a number line, can they explain in their own words why those two fractions are equal?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Representational
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 8–9