Sam the clown

Sam the clown

Pencil and paper
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about fractions of a set.
 
Here is a picture of Sam the Clown.
 
 
Colour in \(1 \over 3\) of the diamonds on Sam's top orange.
 
Colour in \(1 \over 5\) of the patches on his trousers red.
 
Colour in \(3 \over 4\) of the buttons on Sam's top black.
 
Colour in \(2 \over 3\) of the flowers on his hat yellow.
 
Colour in \(4 \over 5\) of the balloons blue.
clown with balloons
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper, and other equipment.
 
Equipment
Sets of felt pens, coloured pencils, or crayons that contain the colours red, orange, black, yellow, and blue.
Levels:
3, 4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
fractions, fractions as operators, sets
Description of task: 
In this practical task students colour the appropriate proportion of a range of shapes on a picture of a clown.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply simple multiplicative strategies to find fractions of sets, shapes, and quantities.
 
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Multiplicative thinking, sets 4-5
Multiplicative thinking, sets 6-7
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 

a)

4 diamonds are coloured orange.

b)

2 patches are coloured red.

c)

6 buttons are coloured black.

d)

4 flowers are coloured yellow.

e)

8 balloons are coloured blue.