MATHEMATICS LESSON PLAN
GRADE 4
TERM 4: October– December
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DURATION: 1 Hour
1. TOPIC: COMMON FRACTIONS: Calculations with fractions (Lesson 3)
2. CONCEPTS & SKILLS TO BE ACHIEVED:
By the end of the lesson learners should know and be able to add common fractions with the
same denominators
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3. RESOURCES: DBE textbook (TG and LB), DBE workbook 2, any other textbook
Solving problems in context involving fractions, including
4. PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: grouping and equal sharing
Describe and compare common fractions
5. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF HOMEWORK (suggested time: 10 minutes)
Homework provides an opportunity for teachers to track learners’ progress in the mastery of
mathematics concepts and to identify the problematic areas which require immediate attention.
Therefore it is recommended that you place more focus on addressing errors from learner responses
that may later become misconceptions.
6. INTRODUCTION (Suggested time: 10 Minutes)
Present the following to learners as mental maths
Use the fraction wall to complete the sums. (Teacher may provide learners with a fraction wall)
2 1
a) +¿ =
4 4
6 2
b) + =
8 8
2 2
c) + =
5 5
3 2
d) + =
7 7
1 2
e) + =
3 3
2 3
f) + =
6 6
NB in this activity learners are ‘counting on’ in fractions.
They may shade the fractions they are adding and count the shaded parts
2 3 5
a) + =
6 6 6
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7. LESSON PRESENTATION/DEVELOPMENT (Suggested time: 20 minutes)
Learning activities
Teaching activities
(Learners are expected to:
Example add the pieces of pizza
eaten
Tshidi ate 4 eighths of the pizza last night. This morning she ate 1 third of
the pizza that was left last night. What is the fraction of the total pizza she
ate?
3 eighths + 1 eighths = 4 eighths (area model)
Activity 1
(Measurement model) use diagrams and/or
Casper has a piece of rope that is 4 sevenths of a metre long. He has number line to add the
another piece that is 3 sevenths of a metre. How much rope does he have ropes.
altogether?
The answer should be in metres, the teacher should make learners to be
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aware that is the same as 1 metre
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Activity 2 draw images which will
(set models) help them to write the
required fractions
There are 40 learners in a class. One eighth of them come to school by
car, two eighths come to school by bicycles and the others walk to school.
a) What is the total number of learners that come to school by car and
bicycles?
b) What is the fraction of learners that walk to school?
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Activity 3 write the sum of fractions
Write each of the following as one number
1 1 1
a) + +
6 6 6
2 3
b) +
7 7
1 1 1 1 1
c) + + + +
5 5 5 5 5
1 1 1 1 1 1
d) + + + + +
3 3 3 3 3 3
8. CLASSWORK (Suggested time: 15 minutes
DBE textbook page 312 No. 3 & 5
9. CONSOLIDATION/CONCLUSION & HOMEWORK (Suggested time: 5 minutes)
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a) Emphasise
fraction pieces can be done by counting out and counting on with apparatus or by colouring in
diagrams or by “hopping” in a number line.
when adding common fractions the denominators remain the same e.g. the sum of one
quarter and two quarters is three quarters.
b) The primary purpose of Homework is to give each learner an opportunity to demonstrate
mastery of mathematics skills taught in class. Therefore Homework should be purposeful and
the principle of ‘Less is more’ is recommended, i.e. give learners few high quality activities that
address variety of skills than many activities that do not enhance learners’ conceptual
understanding. Carefully select appropriate activities from the Sasol-Inzalo books, DBE
workbook 2 and/or any other textbook for learners’ homework. The selected activities should
address different cognitive levels.
Recommended Homework:
DBE textbook DBE workbook 2 Any other textbook
Page 312 No. 6 Page 138 & 139 No. 1 a – d
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