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Fractions: Halves and Quarters

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Fractions: Halves and Quarters

Fractions: Halves and Quarters

Pizza and chocolate bar divided into fractions

🍕 Part 1: Recognising Halves and Quarters

1. Look at these food items. Circle the ones that show halves (1/2):

Pizza cut into 2 equal pieces

Chocolate bar with 4 equal squares

Apple cut into 2 equal parts

Orange divided into 4 equal segments

2. Which of these show quarters (1/4)? Tick all that apply:

A sandwich cut into 4 equal triangles

A cake divided into 2 equal pieces

A chocolate bar broken into 4 equal parts

A pizza with 4 equal slices

🎨 Part 2: Drawing and Shading

3. Draw a circle and shade half (1/2) of it:
4. Draw a rectangle and shade one quarter (1/4) of it:
5. Draw a square and divide it into 4 equal parts. Colour 2 parts:

🧩 Part 3: Sorting Activity

6. Match each picture description with the correct fraction:
1. Pizza with 2 equal slices
2. Chocolate bar with 4 squares
3. Biscuit broken in half
4. Orange with 4 segments
A. One quarter (1/4)
B. One half (1/2)
C. One quarter (1/4)
D. One half (1/2)

📝 Part 4: Fill in the Blanks

7. Complete these sentences about fractions:

When something is divided into 2 equal parts, each part is called a ________.

When something is divided into 4 equal parts, each part is called a ________.

Half can be written as the fraction ____.

Quarter can be written as the fraction ____.

8. Look around your classroom or home. Write about something you can see that could be divided into halves:
9. Write about something you can see that could be divided into quarters:

🤔 Part 5: Think and Explain

10. Circle the correct answer: Which is bigger?

One half (1/2)

One quarter (1/4)

They are the same size

11. Explain your answer from question 10. Why did you choose that answer?
12. Draw a picture to show that 2 quarters equal 1 half:

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