Young Warriors of Bunsuu Village (Fractions)
STAGE 4 MATHEMATICS
The evil shogun has said that if Bunsuu Village does not pay its taxes, it will be burnt to the ground. The village is poor, many of the villagers are too old to work, and they have no hope. But then one of the grandmothers comes up with a solution.
Why not send some of their children to fight at the tournament? If they win, then the prize money can save the village!
The problem is that the peasant children have no idea about combat or weapons.
The solution is that Grandma finds a group of adults in the village willing to train them.
It’s maths, but not like you’ve seen it before!
- What is a fraction?
- Counting on and counting back with fractions
- Making equivalent Fractions
- Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators
- Ordering fractions on a number line
- Counting on and counting back with fractions
- Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
- Mixed fractions and improper fractions
- Multiplying and dividing Fractions
- Cross-simplification, multiplying
- Fractions and decimals
- Fractions and percentages
- Mixed problems
“Zoom, Zoom, Zoom” and Other Writing Tricks
STAGE 4 LITERACY
These lessons offer a set of very specific skills to help students extend and develop narrative writing.
Rule of Three
Zoom in
Descriptive Perspectives
“…But…”
The Hammer and the Bell – Critical Thinking
STAGE 5 LITERACY
“You are not too dumb to think. No idea in the world is so complicated that it cannot be explained with easy words in easy sentences.“
This highly practical course gives young people the ability to exercise discernment by developing a set of skills such as:
- Being curious
- Checking big/vague words
- Identifying “gaps” in arguments
- Not mistaking sincerity for truth
- Checking for source
- Being wary of consensus