Fun with Fractions
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Watch the video to help you understand what fractions are.
Fractions are equal parts of a group or thing.
Write Yes! under the images which show fractions (equal parts):
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What do these fractions look like??
Which would you rather have?
Half of a cake or quarter of a cake?
Let’s go to Fran’s cake shop!! ↗
How I did ...
The bigger the denominator, the smaller the parts!
Which would you rather have?
½ of a cake or ¼ of a cake?
Move the fractions symbols under the correct image.
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The bigger the denominator, the smaller the parts!
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Move these fractions symbols so they are in order from the smallest fraction to largest fraction:
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small
large
Careful! The numbers are confusing, think about how big the piece would be.
There are lots of different ways to make and show fractions!
On the following slides you will different ways to make and show fractions.
Your challenge is to use the same method to show the fraction you have been given.
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Parts of a group!
One quarter of these circles is orange and three quarters are blue!
Your Turn!
¾ of the circles are blue.
Number line!
0
1/4
1/2
3/4
1
X is at
Your Turn!
One quarter of this number line is orange.
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1
X
¼
¾
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Fraction bars
Half (½ ) of this rectangle is blue.
Your Turn!
One quarter of this rectangle is blue.
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Fraction circle
One quarter (¼ ) of this circle is coloured blue and ¾ of the circle is purple.
Your Turn!
Half (½ ) of this circle is coloured green and half (½ ) of the circle is blue.
Fractions are not always easy to see
Colour of these blue and
of these circles purple.
Your Turn!
This image shows 12 counters.
of them a red, and are blue.
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Fractions are not always easy to see
This image shows 8 counters.
of these are blue and
of these circles purple.
Your Turn! Count the colours and fill in the missing numerators.
This image shows 12 counters.
of them a red, and are blue.
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Fractions in the world around us
What fraction of these peppers is yellow?. .
What fraction of these peppers is green? . .
How much of this apple pie has been eaten?. .
How much of this apple pie is left?
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How much of this cookie has been eaten?. .
How much of this cookie is left?
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Fractions in the world around us
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Move the fraction symbols so they are on the correct picture. The first one, 1/11, is done for you.
Imagine these are your favourite flavours of cake!
What flavour is that?. .
For these questions, highlight your answer.
Which size piece do you want?
1. One fifth or one tenth?
2. or ?
3. ¼ of the cake or ½ of the cake?
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Fractions in the world around us
This measuring cup holds 1 cup when filled to the top line.
For muffins you need:
½ cup of sugar, show that with a red
¼ cup of oil, show that with a yellow
¾ blueberries, show that with a blue
This is a 2 litre jug.
Show the 1 litre line with a
Show the ½ litre line with a
2litre
This bucket holds 6 litres when full.
The potatoes need ½ a bucket of water.
How many litres is that?
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