Unit 8: Fractions and Decimals

Our new unit on fractions and decimals begins on Monday, March 9.  This unit is part of the Number Sense and Numeration strand of mathematics.

Students will:

• model, compare, and order fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers
• explore equivalent fractions and decimals
• relate fractions to division and to decimals
• estimate decimal products and quotients
• multiply decimals with tenths and with hundredths
• divide decimals with tenths and with hundredths
• pose and solve problems involving decimals and fractions

You can support your child outside of school by:

• examining grocery store prices and calculating rebate after sale reductions
• reading store flyers
• dividing food into equal pieces to be shared and discussing the fractions
• using estimation skills when shopping