SECTION II

Answer the questions in the spaces provided. Draw diagrams where appropriate.

1. Briefly describe how you would teach the equivalence between fractions 6 /10 and
3/5 to Grade 3 students for:

(a) Conceptual Understanding [3 marks]

[You are required to name the manipulative (s) you would use and draw diagrams where
appropriate.]
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(b) Procedural Understanding [3 marks]

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 2. Keisha is a Grade 1 student in Miss Whyte’s class. She was busily counting the teddy
bears in the Math Centre. “one, two three, four five six, seven”, but there were only
five teddy bears.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(a) What type of counting error is she making?

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(b) Plan an activity to help Keisha correct this type of counting error.

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