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Hi Year Four, Mrs Mills here! Here is your maths planning for the week ahead. You are all going to be working on fractions so you will need your Power Maths books and access to the internet so you can watch the video links. I will also upload the Power Maths answer book so you can check your work as you go along. If there is anything that you don’t understand, don’t panic. We can go over it together during our Teams meeting on either Thursday or Friday and you can ‘purple pen’ your work. Don’t forget that you can email me toomrsmills@brize- norton. oxon. sch. uk

Monday 18 th and Tuesday 19 th January Lesson Objective: I can simplify a given fraction. Get Ready! For these lessons, you need to be able to divide so if you have any counters, marbles, lego pieces, pencils, dried pasta etc. handy, it may be worth grabbing them now. You can then use these as your ‘concrete resources’. Just don’t use sweets as the temptation to eat them may be too great and then you’ll be in a muddle! Hehe! Alternatively, drawing pictures to represent your thoughts is also a great strategy so grab your exercise book and be creative.

This is your ‘Working Wall’ for the next two days…

Now, spend some time looking at the following video links. They will really help to explain the concept of simplifying fractions. https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/topics/zhdwxnb/articles/zcdgxfr https: //whiterosemaths. com/homelearning/year-6/week-8 -number-fractions/ The White Rose video is brilliant- don’t forget to pause it as you go along; this will give you enough time to really think about what you are being asked to do.

So, here’s what you need to do today… Using your exercise books, have a go at simplifying the following fractions. You can choose between challenge I or challenge 2… or do both if you are super keen!

Using the answers below, please have a go at marking your work and correcting any mistakes. If you have got any incorrect answers, it is really important that you know WHERE and HOW you went wrong. If you aren’t sure, email me and I will help you.

Tuesday 19 th January… More Simplifying Fractions! You need to know this stuff inside out, back to front and standing on your head! Hehe! STEP ONE: Recap on yesterday’s learning by looking at our ‘Working Wall’ and watching the videos again if you need to. STEP TWO: Grab your Power Maths 4 B Book STEP THREE: Turn to page 83 - try to complete page 83, 84 and 85. STEP FOUR: Try to use the green mathematical vocabulary… STEP FIVE: Mark your answers using the Power Maths answer book and correct any mistakes. Do you know where you went wrong? Fraction Numerator Denominator Whole Part Equal Simplify Simplest form Amount Section Piece Total STEP SIX: Give yourself a big pat on the back and reward yourself with something tasty. . . Yum!

Wednesday 20 th January… Fractions Greater than One Here is your Working Wall for the next two days guys Start thinking… How many fractions do you have altogether? What do you know already? You know that 4 quarters make a whole. How many ‘whole ones’ can you make? Organise your fractions like the picture below. So…. 3 whole ones + one quarter left over = 31 4

Now, spend some time watching the following video link. Don’t forget to pause the video when you need to… https: //vimeo. com/418154723

Now, you have looked at the ‘Working Wall’ and watched the White Rose video, you should be ready to tackle the exercises in your Power Maths 4 B books. Wednesday 20 th January: Complete pages 86 to 88. Thursday: Complete pages 89 to 91. For Thursday’s lesson, you will need to position fractions on a number line. Watching the following Power Maths tutorial videos will be really helpful. https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/articles/zfxw 7 nb

Friday 22 nd January All aboard the Friday Train… Chooo! We made it guys, a big well done for working so hard this week. One final push and then it’s the weekend. So, today is ‘Skills Day. ’ You need to spend some time working on your times tables and completing the booster sessions that I have set you on My. Maths- this will include work on the four operations. (Multiplication, division, addition and subtraction. ) There will also be some fraction work on there for you consolidate this week’s learning. REMEMBER: If anyone is still stuck or unsure of how to do something from earlier on in the week, don’t panic- I will explain it to you during our Teams Meeting. I don’t want anyone worrying or stressing about not being able to do something- this is tricky maths and we will get there together. (Like we always do!) Have a lovely weekend! Mrs Mills x