Step 3 Objective
Relate fractions to division and to their decimal representations.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
What if pupils find this a barrier?
Some pupils struggle with the variety of language and notation. Use matching activities with sets of cards representing fractions in different forms, for example:
- One tenth (written in words)
- One tenth (drawn as a picture)
- 1 divided by 10
- One whole cut into 10 equal pieces
- 0.1, etc.
A common misconception is that 
is 0.3 and 
is 0.5, etc.