Fractions N2/L2.3

Skills, knowledge and understanding		Example
Adults should be taught to:
3 .	evaluate one nmber as a fraction of another	Change minutes into fractions of an hour to fill in a time sheet. Represent the outcome of observations as a fraction.
	understand equivalent fractions
	understand simplest form
	know how to reduce a fraction to its simplest form, e.g. by recognising equivalent fractions, by using factors to 'cancel'
	recognise prime numbers (i.e. numbers that can't be cancelled)
	understand that quantities must be in the same units to evaluate one as a fraction of another

Sample activities

Use examples to discuss strategies for estimating one number as a fraction of another, e.g. rounding one or both numbers up or down using their knowledge of halves, doubles, multiples.
Discuss fractions using the attributes of the group, e.g. what fraction of the group is female, travelled by bus to the centre, etc.
Use collected data (e.g. surveys) and describe some of the results using fractions.
Evaluate quantities as fractions, e.g. 250 g as a fraction of a kilo.

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