ICSE Class 5 Maths, Unit 8: Introduction to Percentage
From the CISCE curriculum. 6 key concepts, about 2 days of study at 20 to 30 minutes a day.
What this unit aims at
This theme will focus on children becoming aware and understanding the importance use and different applications of percentage in a variety of ways in many daily life aspects. Percent expresses a relationship between some number and 100. The symbol % and word percent means per hundred or out of hundred. The children at this stage will be provided opportunities to understand the meaning of percent through their experiences. As percent is common fraction with 100 as denominator, so it is also a decimal fraction representing hundredths. A conscious attempt will be made to extensively build on children’s understanding about these earlier learnt concepts to further build their understanding about percent.
Your child should be able to
- define percentages as fraction with 100 as denominator
- establish relationship between fractions, decimal fractions and percentages
- pictorially represent percentage
- convert fractions to percentages and vice- versa
- convert decimals to percentages and vice-versa
- solve simple word problem on percentage
Key concepts in this unit
- Introduction of percentages.
- Relationship between fractions, decimals and percentage.
- Pictorial representation of percentage.
- Conversion of fractions to percentages and percentages to Fractions.
- Conversion of decimals to percentages and percentages to decimals.
- Simple word problems on percentage.
Teach this unit at home
- A day-by-day plan from the CISCE concepts, so you know what to cover each day.
- A step-by-step script for each day, so you know what to say and ask (AI-written from the CISCE curriculum, so check it against your child's school book).
- A quiz at the end.
From the CISCE Curriculum for Classes I to VIII (2016). CISCE sets what is taught, not the textbooks, so schools use different books and there are no page numbers here. Adhian Gurus is not affiliated with CISCE.