Materials you’ll need:

•Fraction Strips

•White board

•Marker/Eraser

Quick Recap…

Fantastic!

How do you write a whole as a fraction?

= = 1

• We’ve learned how to break 1 whole into fractions, but what about when we are dealing with more than 1 whole?

Mixed Numbers

What are they?

MIXED NUMBERS AREMADE UP OF FRACTIONS

AND WHOLES

Learning Goals• We will learn how to turn amounts into mixed numbers.

• We will learn how to turn amounts in improper fractions.

Mixed Numbers

Write the answer on your whiteboards

334

Mixed Numbers

Write the answer on your whiteboards

224

Mixed Numbers

Write the answer on your whiteboards

534

Mixed NumbersAnswer these on your whiteboards

Write them as mixed numbers

1

2

3

2410

4710

2810

334

Write the answer on your whiteboards

Mixed Numbers

Improper Fractions

What are they?

IMPROPER FRACTIONS ARE ‘TOP HEAVY’ FRACTIONS WHERE THE

NUMERATOR IS BIGGER THENTHE DENOMINATOR

Improper Fractions

This is simply when the top part of the fraction is bigger than the bottom part

How many 4’s fit into 7?How many are left over?

Improper Fraction or Top Heavy Fraction

Mixed Number

Improper Fraction

Write the improper fraction of the following illustration

Improper Fractions

Write the answer on your whiteboards

2610

Improper Fractions

Write the answer on your whiteboards

3510

Improper Fractions

Write the answer on your whiteboards

3210

Improper FractionsAnswer these on your whiteboards

1

2

3

2410

4710

2810

Write the number of slices in each set

1.

Write each as a mixed number

1.

94

142

Write each of the following as a mixed number and an improper fraction.

PLENARYCan you put these fractions

In order of smallest to largest?

258

215

185

414

134

373

PLENARYCan you put these fractions

In order of smallest to largest?

25821

5

185 41

4

134

373