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Teach students to compare and order fractions using benchmark fractions with this complete teaching bundle. Students use 0, one half and 1 as reference points, compare fractions with one half by writing one half with the same denominator, use the same-numerator strategy, and justify the order of fractions on a number line.

Combining a lesson plan, a 46-slide editable teacher presentation, three differentiated student activities, an exit ticket with interpretation guide and a hands-on fraction maze, this curriculum-aligned bundle provides everything you need to teach the lesson from start to finish.

Built around the I Do, We Do, You Do model, students move from explicit teacher modelling to guided practice and independent application. They decide whether each fraction is less than, equal to or greater than one half, compare unit fractions by the size of their parts, place fraction cards on a string line, and explain their reasoning using mathematical language.

What's included in this teaching bundle?

Teacher Slides (PowerPoint)

• 46 editable, ready-to-teach slides following the I Do, We Do, You Do structure
• Clear learning intention and success criteria
• Review of the parts of a fraction, the comparison symbols and unit fractions on one number line
• Modelled examples comparing fractions with one half and with the same numerator
• A string-line activity with nine fraction cards
• Every question slide followed by an answer slide
• Mini whiteboard check-ins throughout

Lesson Plan and Exit Ticket (PDF)

• Complete I Do, We Do, You Do lesson plan for a 45 to 60 minute lesson
• Diagnostic, formative and summative assessment points
• Key vocabulary, teacher notes and common misconceptions
• Printable string-line fraction cards
• Exit ticket (two per page) with an interpretation guide

Differentiated Student Activities (PDF)

• Activity overview to help you match each option to your students
• Three differentiated activities: Placing Fractions with Benchmarks, Comparing and Ordering Fractions and Reasoning with Benchmark Fractions
• Cut-and-glue number lines drawn to exact scale, with each student's fraction cards to cut out on the same page
• Large fraction cards, with fraction bars on the supported activity
• Comparison, ordering and reasoning questions, including "Convince me" and "Name the fraction" tasks
• Answer key and marking guide for every activity

Class Recording Sheet (Excel)

• Type T, A or B and the cell colours itself: Working towards, Achieving, Working beyond
• Exit ticket results and activity evidence tabs, with numbered next teaching steps

Hands-On Activity: Benchmark Fraction Maze (PDF)

• Two landscape mazes: follow fractions greater than one half, then fractions less than one half
• Teacher page with set-up, a model round, differentiation and misconceptions
• Answer page with the route for each maze

Ideal for upper primary classrooms, this bundle provides a structured approach to comparing and ordering fractions with benchmark fractions, combining explicit instruction, visual representations, differentiated independent practice and an engaging hands-on maze.

Formats: PowerPoint, PDF and Excel

Aligned to Australian Curriculum: Apply knowledge of equivalence to compare, order and represent common fractions including halves, thirds and quarters on the same number line and justify their order (AC9M6N03)

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