The Boxing Day sale (Getting started 7)

(You could use this section to introduce how the material in this chapter relates to real life. You could extend this discussion by looking to see what sales are currently advertised in the paper or in pamphlets and talk about what the discounts mean.)

Out and about (Teacher Resource Sheet 54)

(This sheet could be used prior to Activity 1 on page 143 of the Student Resource Book to support students’ understanding of the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages.)

Matchmaker (Teacher Resource Sheet 55)

(This sheet could be used as a quick review to see if students can match common fractions and percentages after the practical but before starting Activity 1 on page 143.)

This displays a grid with either a fraction or a percentage in each box. Students are asked to find five matching pairs of percentages and fractions. If you have a smart board or any interactive device such as a computer, laptop or tablet you could then shade the matching pairs and mark together with the class.

100 per cent (Teacher Resource Sheet 56)

Fraction of (Teacher Resource Sheet 57)

(This sheet could be used to revise ‘Finding fractions of regions and sets’ from Level 3A Student Resource Book page 149 and to check that students are ready to progress to finding a percentage of by using the 'fraction of' strategies. The numeracy strategies they could use are also revised.)

This displays some ‘Fractions of…’ problems.