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This Fractions CD is one in
a series of CDs that cover a variety of
topics in numeracy at KS1 and KS2. The Sums
CD details the areas of the National Curriculum
included, which are changing crude fraction
such as 33/8 to the equivalent mixed number
4 1/8 and vice versa, reducing a fraction
to its simplest form by cancelling common
factors in the numerator and denominator,
ordering fractions such as 2/3, ¾
and 5/6 by converting them to fractions
with a common denominator, and positioning
them on a number line and finally using
a fraction as an operator to find fractions
of numbers or quantities.
It also fits in with The National
Numeracy Strategy Unit Plans Year 6 Autumn
Term Unit 4.
Children that find maths difficult
respond very well to manipulative activities
like the ones on the Sums CD particularly
with the instant feedback.
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Number It - One is a very
simple to use program which has activities
for learning and consolidating number. Skills
practised whilst doing the tasks are number
recognition, counting and matching, ordinal
and cardinal numbers.
The activities can be pre-determined
to use number sets, numerals or names.
It is a relatively short program in each
area, so can be useful for quick assessment
of skills. The graphics are simple, bright
and clear with no clutter to distract from
the task and the program is a very useful
consolidation tool. There is a demonstration
of each activity to aid a child's learning
which kicks in after a student has had three
unsuccessful attempts.
The program should appeal
to children because of its simplicity and
ease of use and to teachers because it is
self-sustaining, self-checking and keeps
a record of progress.
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