Year 4 simplifying fractions
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:31 am
DS2 struggled today with his homework about simplifying fractions...
When I tried to explain hm it appeared that he understand that he needs to find equivalent fraction and these two fraction should have the same value. But he doesn't know about factors, divisibility rule, prime numbers, GCF... And I remember very well my DS1 last year had all these topics in Year 5.
How children supposed to simplify fractions if they are not taught about factors in year 4? Using fraction wall? But there were 12/15 and 6/14 among questions...
When I tried to explain hm it appeared that he understand that he needs to find equivalent fraction and these two fraction should have the same value. But he doesn't know about factors, divisibility rule, prime numbers, GCF... And I remember very well my DS1 last year had all these topics in Year 5.
How children supposed to simplify fractions if they are not taught about factors in year 4? Using fraction wall? But there were 12/15 and 6/14 among questions...