This week in maths, Class10 have been working on becoming masters of the fraction. Fitting in – fractions of shape, understanding of numerator and denominator, finding fractions, calculating fractions of an amount, simplifying fractions, finding common denominators, ordering fractions, addition and subtraction of fractions, multiplication and division of fractions AND the application of all this to problem solving.
How have you found fractions this week? Can you remember what you make use of the largest common factor and smallest common multiple for?
As well as this…
Throughout KS2, maths classes have accepted a challenge from Mr Banham to become masters of their times tables up to 12 x 12. That involves not only knowing them, but being able to apply them in many ways. Well in our class we are taking it further and challenging ourselves to get all the way up to the 20 times tables.
This week some of us decided we needed to re-work on our 7x and others took on learning the 17x. I was especially impressed with those who then went home and did extra practice on them and those who were even seen challenging and practicing with each other to help instil them.
How did you get on? Which tables did you practice? Did you enjoy your times tables mental starter tasks? Has anyone been practicing over the weekend?
This week we will be moving on to mastering the 4x and 14x.
Elliot
I never thought that timesing and dividing fractions would be so easy. To times fractions you have to simplify them first and then all you need to do is times the two numerators together (and times the denominators together – MrH) and then you have your answer. To divide fractions all you have to do is simplify then them down to the simplest form and leave your first fraction in its simplest form but switch the other one round and times the numerator by the numerator (and the denominator by the denominator – MrH).
Equation 2\6 ÷ 4/5 = 5/12
Simplest form 1/3 ÷ 4/5
Then flip the second fraction 1/3 x 5/4= 5/12