Place fractions between 0 and 1 on a number line

I can place fractions between 0 and 1 on a number line.

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Place fractions between 0 and 1 on a number line

I can place fractions between 0 and 1 on a number line.

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Key learning points

A fraction is a number and has an exact position on a number line.
Fractions can be ordered and positioned on a number line.
Unit and non-unit proper fractions lie between 0 and 1 on a number line.
In a proper fraction, the numerator is less than the denominator.

Keywords

Proper fraction - In a proper fraction, the numerator is less than the denominator.

Common misconception

Pupils may make mistakes when using number lines to represent fractions, especially with bar representations that do not begin at zero.

Link teaching to measurement. When measuring the length of a object, the measurement needs to begin at zero.

Pupils should be able to use fractions as an operator, for example, talking about one-third of a shape or three-fifths of a line. In this lesson, they will learn that fractions are also numbers as well as operators, for example, the number one-quarter sits between zero and one in the number system.

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