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Fraction memory pairs

Face down cards to turn over in pairs. Reading a fraction aloud and writing it as a symbol are two skills that must link. Matching the words to the symbols makes the link explicit.

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  • 5 pages
  • about 20 minutes
  • You need: one set for each group, cut out and face down

Australian Curriculum:AC9M3N02

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Why use this

Reading a fraction aloud and writing it as a symbol are two skills that must link. Matching the words to the symbols makes the link explicit.

Turning two cards asks for the match from memory, and every other player checks it too.

How to run it

  1. 1.Lay the cards face down in rows. Turn two. A match is kept, no match is turned back.2 min
  2. 2.Groups play until every pair is found.10 min
  3. 3.Each player reads out one pair they found and why it matches.3 min

Curriculum link

AC9M3N02

Australian Curriculum v9.0 © ACARA. Licensed CC BY 4.0. The full attribution is printed in the PDF.

Play it online at antnest.au

Thea and Faye's games on antnest.au practise the same curriculum codes. Print the sheet for the lesson, then set the game for practice at school or at home. Each opens in a new tab.

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