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Unit Fractions Introduction
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Unit Fractions Introduction
🍕 Part 1: Understanding Fractions
1. What is a fraction? Circle the best answer:
A way to show parts of a whole
A type of number that is always bigger than 10
A way to count money
2. Fill in the blanks about fraction vocabulary:
In a fraction, the top number is called the _____________ and the bottom number is called the _____________.
3. Look at the fraction ½. Which statement is correct?
The numerator is 2 and the denominator is 1
The numerator is 1 and the denominator is 2
Both numbers are denominators
🎯 Part 2: Identifying Unit Fractions
4. Which of these are unit fractions? Check all that apply:
½
⅓
²⁄₃
¼
⅕
³⁄₅
5. Match each fraction with what it means:
1. ½
2. ⅓
3. ¼
4. ⅕
A. 1 part out of 5 equal parts
B. 1 part out of 2 equal parts
C. 1 part out of 4 equal parts
D. 1 part out of 3 equal parts
🎨 Part 3: Drawing and Modelling Fractions
6. Draw a circle and shade ¼ of it:
7. Draw a rectangle and shade ⅓ of it:
8. Draw a square and shade ½ of it:
🧮 Part 4: Real-Life Fractions
9. Sarah has a chocolate bar with 4 equal pieces. She eats 1 piece. What fraction of the chocolate bar did she eat?
10. Tom cuts a pizza into 3 equal slices. His friend eats 1 slice. What fraction of the pizza is left?
11. Complete the sentence:
When I have ⅕ of a cake, it means the cake has been cut into _____ equal pieces and I have _____ piece.
12. True or False: If you have ½ of an apple and your friend has ½ of the same apple, together you have the whole apple.
True
False
💭 Part 5: Thinking About Fractions
13. Explain in your own words what the numerator tells us in a fraction:
14. Explain in your own words what the denominator tells us in a fraction:
15. Give an example of when you might use fractions in real life:
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