Math Games

First - Number, money and measure

Standard 1.NS.1.3 - Identify the fraction of an object in a word problem.

Included Skills:

Fractions, decimal fractions and percentages
• Having explored fractions by taking part in practical activities, I can show my understanding of:
- how a single item can be shared equally;
- the notation and vocabulary associated with fractions; and
- where simple fractions lie on the number line.
• Through exploring how groups of items can be shared equally, I can find a fraction of an amount by applying my knowledge of division.
• Through taking part in practical activities including use of pictorial representations, I can demonstrate my understanding of simple fractions which are equivalent.
• Explains what a fraction is using concrete materials, pictorial representations and appropriate mathematical vocabulary.
• Demonstrates understanding that the greater the number of equal parts, the smaller the size of each share.
• Uses the correct notation for common fractions to tenths, for example, 1/2, 2/3 and 5/8.
• Compares the size of fractions and places simple fractions in order on a number line.
• Uses pictorial representations and other models to demonstrate understanding of simple equivalent fractions, for example, 1/2 = 2/4 =3/6.
• Explains the role of the numerator and denominator.
• Uses known multiplication and division facts and other strategies to find unit fractions of whole numbers, for example, 1/2 or 1/4.