Grade 4

Equivalent fractions and comparison

Use pictures and number patterns to see when two fractions represent the same amount.

Category: Number Sense & Math Thinking 10 min Confident
Aa Tap Say Read

Show the whole first, then divide it in different ways. Fractions are equivalent when they cover the same share of the whole.

Read and think

Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.

Read and think Text card

One half of a roti is the same amount as two quarters of the same roti.

visual fraction

Equivalent fractions must come from equal parts of the same whole.

Example: 1/2 = 2/4

Read and think Text card

A strip shaded in 3 out of 6 equal parts covers the same amount as 1 out of 2 equal parts.

compare models

Look at the amount shaded, not just the numbers.

Example: 3/6 = 1/2

Read and think Text card

Which is larger: 3/4 or 2/4?

comparison

Same denominator means compare the numerators.

Example: 3/4 is larger than 2/4.

Read and think Text card

Reasoning step: Draw or imagine the whole before deciding which fraction is greater.

strategy

A picture often makes fraction comparisons easier.

Example: Visual models support fraction thinking.

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These next steps stay in the same stage so the child does not get sent backward.

Grade 4

Place value and rounding

Use thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones to read larger numbers and round them sensibly.