This section is designed to help children think about quantity, through exploring fractions, decimals, percent and rounding.
To view one of the sample plans we have uploaded, click on the links below.
Investigations
| Half of It | Exploring halves of whole things and halves of numbers of things |
| Halves and Quarters | Exploring the relationship between halves and quarters |
| Everyday Fractions | Developing an awareness of different fractions |
| Tenths and Hundredths | Exploring tenths and hundredths as fractions of real things |
| Living Fractions | Creating fractions from examples in everyday life |
| What’s the Point | Learning how to read and write decimal tenths |
| Decimal Hundredths | Learning how to read and write decimal hundredths |
| Decimal Places | Practising using decimals with a variety of decimal places |
| Different Decimals | Learning how to convert one metric unit to another |
| Percentage Numbers | Understanding simple percentages |
| Are there enough? | Estimating numbers of things and approximating answers |
| About How Many? | Estimating and measuring quantities |
| Nearer and Nearer | Using trial and adjustment with various measures |
| What’s the Distance? | Introducing a variety of linear measure eg width, height, depth |
| How Accurate? | When to be accurate and when to use approximations |