Working with Recurring Decimals Word Problems

• Identify working with recurring decimals word problems accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Identify working with recurring decimals word problems independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain working with recurring decimals word problems accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Explain working with recurring decimals word problems independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain the reasoning behind working with recurring decimals word problems using correct vocabulary.

  Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session

  Assessment — Extended written response, levelled

• Calculate working with recurring decimals word problems accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Calculate working with recurring decimals word problems independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Compare working with recurring decimals word problems accurately in a familiar context.

  Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check

  Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items

• Compare working with recurring decimals word problems independently in an unfamiliar context.

  Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz

  Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme

• Explain the reasoning behind working with recurring decimals word problems using correct vocabulary.

  Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session

  Assessment — Extended written response, levelled

• Working with Recurring Decimals TechniquesTopic
• Working with Recurring Decimals EssentialsTopic
• Introducing Recurring DecimalsChapter

• Working with Recurring Decimals Essentials
• Working with Recurring Decimals Techniques
• Working with Recurring Decimals Common Errors
• Introducing Recurring Decimals

Students treat working with recurring decimals word problems as a rule to memorise rather than a relationship to understand.

Correction — Anchor the rule in a visual model first, then abstract it — the model is the explanation.

Learners apply the correct method to working with recurring decimals word problems but ignore the context or units.

Correction — Require an answer sentence with units on every applied question.