Fractions

Equivalent Fractions!

We are learning to add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators.

What is ½ of ¼?1/8

What is ⅓ of ⅕?1/15

What is ½ of 20?10

What is ⅕ of 20?4

What is ⅓ of 30?10

What is ⅘ of 20?16

½ + ½ =1 whole

5/12 + 4/12 =3/4

½ + ¼ =3/4

⅓ + ⅙ =1/2

¼ + ⅛ =3/8

¼ + ⅝ =7/8

¼ + 3/16 =7/16

⅕ + 1/30 =7/30

Levi has ¾ of a bag of lollies. If he is given another 3/12 of a bag, what fraction of a bag will he have? 1 whole

If there were 32 lollies in the whole bag, how many lollies does Levi have?32 lollies

Bob has a 3 3/4 metre of length of wood. He cuts off 2 1/3 metres.

What length of wood is left? 1 5/12

Less than one second

WALT: predict events in a story

This week my reading group has been learning about a book that is called less than one second.In the book it talks about a little boy and girl that loves to play with racing cars and how many seconds does it take for there car to go around the racing track.

Appositives

 WALT: to use appositives in a sentence

Today my literacy class has been learning how to use appositives in our sentences and adding detail to our writing.Also we are learning what appositives are and why it is important to use it in our sentences . 

Reading

 WALT: identify and explain main ideas in a text


Today my literacy class has been learning about in old man called Friedrich Hundertwasser how he build toilet and the building was called kawakawa bay.In the presentation it talks about how he likes to design building with uneven surfaces and how he put grass on top of the roof.