Maths
Bar models: books for the class library
Compare book quantities with a bar model, calculate the total and remaining books, and explain how each step changes the library count.
Singapore
They found the answer. Can they explain why?
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Compare fractions.
Keep the whole equal. Connect a bar, a circle and a number line before comparing fractions and explaining a claim.
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Explain why two representations show the same amount, then justify a new comparison.
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