Curriculum Area: Maths- Connections between fractions and decimals to two decimal places

Specific Topic of Lesson: Fractions

Year Level/s: 3/4

Lesson Context
This 35 minute lesson is the first lesson on the topic Connections between fractions and decimals to two decimal
places. It is part of a unit covering fractions on a number line and equivalent fractions, which students have learnt
prior to this lesson, and simple purchase problems which students will learn after this lesson.

Learning Objectives
Through this lesson, students will continue to develop their knowledge surrounding fractions and decimals and begin
to make connections between the two. This lesson is based upon the year four content descriptor: Recognise that
the place value system can be extended to tenths and hundredths. Make connections between fractions and decimal
notation (ACMNA079) (Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority, 2017)

As a result of engaging with the lesson, students will:

Understand that there are many ways to represent a number (Wallingford, 2017)
Understand that the place value system underpins many parts of mathematics.

know be able to (do)

* Fractions are equal parts of a whole. * Read, write and identify tenths and hundredths as decimals
* Numbers can be represented in different ways and fractions
* Make connections between fractions and decimal notation

Essential Questions

* How do numbers relate to one another?

How do I select the best numerical representation for a question?

Preassessment of Individual Student Readiness

Students completed an Audit of the topic in the previous lesson and were grouped based on these results.

Pink Group (Highest readiness): Students were able to demonstrate their understanding of place value to tenths and
hundredths. They could convert a decimal into a fraction.

Green Group (Middle readiness): Students were able to demonstrate their understanding of place value to tenths and
hundredths however they couldnt convert a decimal into a fraction.

Blue group (Lowest readiness): Students had difficulty comprehending place value to tenths and hundredths.

Lesson Plan
Lesson Sequence Explanatory notes

Introduction Tier 1: Blue group

Whole class seated on floor The blue group havent shown much understanding of
Teacher to ask the following questions: fractions to tenths and hundredths so they will watch a video
Where do we see fractions in the real world? connecting tenths and hundredths to fractions and decimals
Where have you seen decimals in the real world? before they begin their worksheet.
Why should we learn about these?
Students will do a think pair share to discuss these
questions and then selected students will feedback to
the whole group.
Main body:
Students will be assigned one of three versions of the
worksheet. (See appendix)
The blue group will stay on the carpet and watch a
four minute video- Writing tenths and hundredths
with decimals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWcNQkmpYVk
Tell students in the other two groups that they can
watch the video from their seats if they feel like they
need refreshing on fractions and decimals
* Students can discuss answers with others in their
groups while they are working
The blue team worksheet has the same questions as the
green worksheet however it has more explanation with the
questions. Most questions include a visual representation so
that students can see what each fraction/decimal looks like.
The hundredths grid is numbered for this group, so that
students can clearly see that there are 100 squares making
up the whole. It also makes it easier for them to colour in
the correct amount of squares.
Tier 2: Green group
The green worksheet has visual representations but the
questions dont have the added explanations with them.
Tier 3: Pink group
In the pink worksheet some of the visual representations
have been taken out and instead students will create their
own picture to represent the fraction. This encourages
students to think creatively and gives the teacher an insight
to their deeper understanding of the fraction/decimal.
The extension question in the pink worksheet tests the
students knowledge of place value to thousandths. This will
give the teacher an idea of what the students can be
extended to in the next lesson.

Lesson Closure/ Check for Understanding

Collect all worksheets
Sit students on the floor with a piece of scrap paper
Ask students to think of a decimal number (no higher than hundredths) and write that number down on the
scrap paper
Tell students to scrunch the paper up into a snowball
On your cue, students will throw their snowballs into the air
Students can walk around and collect someone elses snowball
Students convert the decimal on the paper into a fraction
Students find a partner and check their answers

Students must fill in an exit card before they can go to lunch (see appendix)
Appendix 1

Exit card Name:____________

How could you use what you learnt today in the real world?

Is there anything you would like me to explain more about?

Appendix 2
 Green Group
Name: Date:
1. Using the tenths grid, shade in 0.5.

What is this as a fraction?

2. Using the tenths grid, shade in 0.2

What is this as a fraction?

3. Using the tenths grid, shade in 0.7.

What is this as a fraction?

4. Using the hundredths grid, shade in 0.02 and 0.07 in different colours.
What is the fraction for 0.02? What is the fraction for 0.07?

5. Look at this decimal: 0.36

Which grid would you choose to show this number? Explain why.

How many squares out of 100 would you shade in to represent this decimal?

Which number is greater? 0.3 or 0.36?

 Pink Group
Name: Date:
1. Using the tenths grid, shade in 0.5.

What is this as a fraction?

2. Draw a picture that represents 0.2

What is this as a fraction?

3. Draw a picture to represent 0.7.

What is this as a fraction?

4. What is the fraction for 0.02? What is the fraction for 0.07?
5. What is the difference between 0.2 and 0.02?

6. Which number is greater? 0.36 or 0.4? Explain your answer.

7. Write 0.5 as two different fractions.

Write the following as a fraction and a decimal:

1. Three tenths

2. Fifty-two hundredths

3. Eight hundredths

Extension Question:

Can you write 0.123 as a fraction?

 Blue Group
Name: Date:
1. The grid below represents one whole. Each box within the grid represents one tenth. Shade in 5 squares
out of the ten. This represents the decimal 0.5 or five tenths

This can be represented as the fraction 5/10

2. Using the tenths grid, shade in 0.2 or two tenths

What is this as a fraction?

3. Using the tenths grid, shade in 0.7 or seven tenths

What is this as a fraction?

 4. Using the hundreds grid, shade in
0.02 or two hundredths

What is the fraction for 0.02?

5. Look at this decimal: 0.36

Would you choose a tenths grid or a hundredths grid to show this number?

Why?

How many squares out of 100 would you shade in to represent this decimal?