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Teaching Improper Fractions in Math

This document provides an overview of a lesson on fractions for year 5 students. It includes examples of fractions such as 1/2, 1/4, and improper fractions like 5/4. It describes five friends needing taxis to the airport, with only four passengers per taxi, requiring them to divide 5 people among taxis. Activities are outlined to compare the size of fractions using cut-out shapes, overlapping fractions, and using Cuisenaire rods to find common denominators and compare improper fractions. Students are asked to determine which of two improper fractions is larger.

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Teaching Improper Fractions in Math

This document provides an overview of a lesson on fractions for year 5 students. It includes examples of fractions such as 1/2, 1/4, and improper fractions like 5/4. It describes five friends needing taxis to the airport, with only four passengers per taxi, requiring them to divide 5 people among taxis. Activities are outlined to compare the size of fractions using cut-out shapes, overlapping fractions, and using Cuisenaire rods to find common denominators and compare improper fractions. Students are asked to determine which of two improper fractions is larger.

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INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU KAMPUS

DARULAMAN
06000 JITRA
KEDAH DARUL AMAN

PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERGURUAN ( PISMP )


SEMESTER 5 /2011
JABATAN MATEMATIK
MENGAJAR NOMBOR, PECAHAN, PERPULUHAN DAN PERATUSAN (MTE 3109)

PENGAJARAN MAKRO

Tajuk: Pecahan (Tahun 5)

NAMA: TAN LAY HARN

NO. KP : 890421-02-5300

PROGRAM : PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PERGURUAN (PISMP)

KURSUS : PEMULIHAN KHAS (BAHASA CINA)

SEMESTER : 5

AMBILAN : JANUARY 2009

NAMA PENSYARAH : EN. ONG HOOI PENG


There are five friends need to travel
by taxi from the city centre to the
airport. After a while, a taxi came and
stopped at the road edge.
But …
a taxi can only take four passengers.
So, 5 friends divide by 4 passengers per taxi is

5 Improper fraction
4

Why do you think it is improper


fraction?
Because the numerator is
bigger than denominator.
5 4
As 4
passengers per taxi compare to 4
passengers per taxi, which one is
overload?

5 passengers per taxi


4
Now, we are going to learn …

Compare the value of


improper fraction.
Let’s us check
what you know
about fraction.
Now, we have

1
2
Orange
When , one-half combined with one-half

1 1
2
Orange 2 Orange
We will get ….

2
2
Orange
1 1 1
2 2 2

3
2
Activity 1:
Can you tell which fraction is bigger?
Cut out the coloured parts and compare the
size…

So, which one is bigger in size?

10
6
10 9
6 is bigger than
6

5 is bigger than 3
So,

3 2
Which of the fraction is smaller ?

5 3
4 2
Activity 2:
Overlapping

3
1 2 2 3 4

How many parts do you have?


6
1 2 3 4 55 6 7 8 910

How many parts do you have?


Overlap both set of fraction and compare. 3
2

is bigger than 6
5
Which of the fraction is smaller ?

9 4
6 3
Activity 3:
Compare the improper fraction in
algorithm by using the …

Cuisenaire rods
a. Cuisenaire rods
1
Find the same
2 denominator.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Example:
Choose rods which represent both of the
denominators.

Create a shortest train (rods lined up end-to-end) until they are equal in length.

5 7
Which fraction is smaller, 3 or 4 ?

4 multiples of 3= 12

3 multiples of 4=12

10 2 12 is the same
denominator of 3 , 4.
5 5 x 4 20
3
= 3 x 4
=
12

7 7 x 3 21
4
= 4 x 3
= 12

20 21
12
is smaller than 12
5 7
So, is smaller than 4
3
Let’s try yourself.
Compare this improper fractions, which is
bigger?

9 8
Or
2 3
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