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Fraction Strips and Partitioning

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Fraction Strips and Partitioning

Fraction strips showing halves, quarters and eighths

📏 Part 1: Identifying Fractions

1. Look at this fraction strip. How many equal parts are there?

2 parts (halves)

4 parts (quarters)

8 parts (eighths)

2. If you fold a half in half again, what fraction do you get?

A quarter (¼)

An eighth (⅛)

Another half (½)

3. Which of these are equal? (Tick all that are correct)

2 eighths = 1 quarter

4 quarters = 1 whole

2 halves = 1 whole

8 eighths = 1 whole

4. How many eighths make one half?

2 eighths

4 eighths

8 eighths

✏️ Part 2: Partitioning Practice

5. Draw lines to divide this rectangle into 4 equal parts (quarters):
6. You have 8 counters. How would you share them equally between 2 people? Write your answer:

Each person gets _______ counters. This is _______ of the whole group.

7. Complete this sentence about repeated halving:

When I fold a piece of paper in half, I get _______ parts.

When I fold it in half again, I get _______ parts.

When I fold it in half one more time, I get _______ parts.

8. Explain in your own words what happens when you keep halving something:

🍕 Part 3: Real-Life Fractions

9. Mum cuts a pizza into 8 equal slices. If you eat 2 slices, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?

2 eighths (2/8)

1 quarter (1/4)

Both answers are correct

10. Draw a circle and shade in one quarter of it:
11. Give an example of when you might use fractions at home:

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