Walt: Know how a fraction can be said, represented and written as a number and in words.
Watch this video to help you understand a bit more about fractions.
How do we write fractions?
One big number at the bottom.
One smaller one on top...
Numerator -
this number is the parts
Denominator -
this number is the whole
Fill in the blocks with colour to show what these fractions look like.
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1/2
3/4
6/8
1/8
4/8
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1/4
The coloured blocks show a fraction.
Count the squares to work out the fraction.
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Sometimes fractions can have different numbers, but mean the same thing. Here are some examples
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1/2
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2/4
Sometimes fractions can have different numbers, but mean the same thing. Here are some examples
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1/2
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4/8
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Sometimes fractions can have different numbers, but mean the same thing. Here are some examples
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1/2
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5/10
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Circle the image which shows...
1/2
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Circle the image which shows...
6/8
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Circle the image which shows...
2/4
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Circle the image which shows...
5/10
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Circle the image which shows...
5/8
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Circle the image which shows...
3/4
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Circle the image which shows...
3/8
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Circle the image which shows...
1/5
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Explain in your own words what a fraction is.