THE BERKELEY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS LESSON PLAN
Class: Year 3 Voyagers Term: 2 Week 9 Beginning: 3rd– 7th March 2025 Teacher: Mr David
Lesson Period: Morning
Unit of Work: Ordering and comparing fractions
Curriculum Objectives: Pupils should be taught to: use a number line from 0 to 1 to order fractions Vocabulary for the week: denominator,
Compare fractions using a number line or fraction strips recording using is less than and is greater than numerator, dividing line, unit fraction, non-unit
fraction, inequality, multiple
Find fractions that are equivalent in value, recording using the equals sign (=) 21st Century Skills:
. Collaboration: to work in a group/new
partner
Critical Thinking: to solve mathematically
Assessment for learning: paired work, group
work, individual activity
Cross-curricular links: fractions are used in design
technology or art and design to plan or prepare
resources, also in science when preparing experiments
or measuring and recording results.
Resources:new Cambridge Primary Maths scheme of work Stage 3, Twinkl Maths PlanIt Year 3, worksheets, Cambridge Primary Maths leaner’s
book 3, White Rose
DAY LO and SC WHOLE CLASS TEACHING ACTIVITY PLENARY
Mon LO: Students should be Starter: Individual activities Would you rather
able to: Tch gives chn two cards and ask them to draw around a Learner's Book exercise 12.2 have 1/3 or 1/2 of a
plate and cut out two circles. Ask them to fold the circles bar chocolate?
Use a number line into quarters, cut along the single fold from the outer edge Home work: Would you rather
from 0 to 1 to order to the centre. have 2/3 of an hour
fractions Ask chn to draw two lines (horizontal and vertical) in order Workbook exercise 12.2 or 3/4 of an hour of
SC to have halves and quarters of the shape. computer time?
I can use number
line from 0 to 1 to
order fractions Main T and L:
Tch gives chn their fraction strips and ask them to compare
the size of each unit fraction and order them from the
smallest to the greatest.
Show chn example using this order: 1/10, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3,
1/2. Emphasize that they look at the denominators. The
smallest fraction has the greatest denominator if they have
the same numerator.
Give chn a copy of resource sheet 12C. All strips have been
drawn as one block, to make it easier to order and compare
fractions.
Differentiation:
Work with a group to write the fractions onto each vertical
line in the fraction wall.
Ask chn to use ruler to draw a line from fraction wall down
to the number line, to ensure that they are marking each
fraction in the correct place.
Challenge some chn to work in pairs to ask each other
questions about the fraction.
Play a short video on ordering of fractions to concretize
concept taught.
LO: Students should be Tuesday Starter: Individual activities: 1/3 is ____ than 2/3
Tues- able to: Tch: ask the chn chn to compare between 3/4, 1/4 and 2/3 Learner's Book exercise 12.2 4/10 is ____ than
wed and tell which is greater and which is smaller with their 5/10
Compare fractions reasons to back it up. Homework: 3/9 is ___ than 2/9
using a number line or Ask chn to draw a three circle and color it to represent the Workbook exercise 12.2 in
fraction strips, above fraction.
recording using is less
than and is greater
than
SC:
I can compare fractions using a Main T and L:
number line or fraction strips Tcn gives tells the chn that they can use strips to help them
recording using is less than and compare fractions as well as number line.
is greater than Guide chn to use their choice method in comparing
fractions. Make chn take turns in answering questions
while you ask them to order fractions and compare
fractions using greater than and less than symbols.
Differentiation:
Tch mixes up fractions and ask the chn to order them right
starting from the greatest to the smallest.
Play short video on fraction of numbers using real life
examples.
Tch groups chn in threes and ask them questions from the
resource sheet from Cambridge Go.
Thur-fri LO: Students should be Starter: What is the
able to find fractions that are Tch ask chn to use <, > and = to complete each statement: Individual Activity: synonym of
equivalent in value, recording a) 2/4____1/2 equivalent?
using the equals sign (=) b) 1/3____2/3 Learner's book 12.2 page 187 How can one get the
c) 1/5____1/10 Workbook exercise 12.2 equivalent of a
d) 2/5____1/5 fraction?
SC
• I can solve find fractions that Main T and L:
are equivalent in value, Teacher: reminds the chn that equivalent means equals.
recording using the equals sign Give chn examples, and ask them to complete this pattern of
the equivalent fractions:
1/2=2/4=___ =____=____=____=_____
1/10 =2/10 =____ =____= ____=_____
Differentiation:
Tch plays a short video on the display of equivalent fractions.
Tch explains the trick behind solving equivalent fractions and
ask the chn to replicate the same pattern using the same
formula.
Tch reiterates to the chn to use a particular number to
multiply both the numerator and the denominator to get the
next equivalent fractions.
Like this 2/10 × 2/2 which is 4/20.
