Lesson Planning Sheet Title: Sharing to a ratio Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson: All students should

d be able to share to a ratio where the total shares are a factor of the amount. Most students should be able to share to a ratio by calculating the value of a single share. Some students should be able derive and simplify a ratio involving three terms and share to any amount. Key words: Ratio, Shares, Total Share, Learning Activities Starter/Introduction The start of the lesson requires the students to interpret a simple monetary problem given in words. Emphasise the terms share and equally to imply division. Ask the students how they knew to work out the total monies based on these keywords. Students may need to use a place value table in order to add the decimals. Alternatively, they may consider changing the monies into pence rather than pounds. Ask the students what the benefits of doing this maybe, Development To introduce the concept of sharing to a ratio from the first question on the second slide the 30 will need to be split equally between 5 shares. The main point then is to consider how much of the 30 will represent each share. Since this represents the value of a single share and it is split 2 : 3 there will be a split of 12 : 18. Ask the students how this can be checked. Ideally they will identify that the two amounts should have a sum of the original amount. Throughout this process it is important to have a clear written method where the need for the individual calculations (the total share and the value of an individual share) are clearly explained and identified. Using the clear written method on the board the students could be asked to attempt the second problem on their whiteboards and feedback to the teacher for a formative assessment to be made. Once the problems on the second slide have been attempted the class should be able to work independently through the problems on the third slide. Encourage the use of a calculator throughout so that energy is spent on the concept rather than the arithmetic. To extend the application of this concept link the problems to the properties of geometrical shapes, such as, angles in polygon or areas of a rectangle. Plenary The problem on the final slide is intended to assess each individual section of the concept. First, the students have to create the ratio, and then use it to share 28. It may be appropriate to delete the final part of the problem where Becky gives 1/3 of it to her mother. Students should work through the problem on mini-whiteboards clearly showing their working out for each phase of the problem Differentiation More able: Apply the concept of sharing to ratio to the properties of geometrical shapes. Students could be given the total amount and the amounts shared and asked to find the simplified ratio. Less Able Posing problems with the total share is a factor of the total amount will ensure the arithmetic does not distract from applying the concept. Using diagrams to split the amount into equal shares should be encouraged. Resources: Mini-Whiteboards Calculators Interactive Excel File