Key takeaways
What is the difference between mixed and improper fractions?
Why must we convert?
Is there a simple rule we can follow?
Host: Tas is a Qualified Secondary Teacher specialising in Maths with a background of Accounting and Finance. She has worked in several schools over a period of 5 years - including as a numeracy co-ordinator, working with pupils aged 11-16 with gifted and talented, SEN and EAL pupils. Tas has also worked as a private Tutor with GCSE and KS3 pupils helping them to increase their grades as much as 3 steps over a space of 2 years.Understanding fractions and applying lessons on fractions to solve questions can be a challenging subject.
In this class, students will be taken through the conversion of mixed and improper fractions. Tas will explain the difference between mixed and improper fractions as well as why we need to be able to convert between the two.
This is a great class to cement learning of the topic or as an introduction to the subject if students have not yet covered the subject matter - a great way to get up to speed and get ahead!
Related Classes
If you found this class useful, have a look at our other Maths Classes aimed at students in Years 7-9/S1-3.
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This session is suitable for middle to higher ability pupils who need a refresher on converting, this will lead onto algebraic fractions but that session can only be done following this one.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.