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Exploring Fractions Together

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Exploring Fractions Together

Pizza and apple divided into fractions

🍕 Part 1: Finding Halves and Quarters

1. Circle the pictures that show halves (hāwhe):

Pizza cut into 2 equal pieces

Apple cut into 4 equal pieces

Chocolate bar with 2 equal parts

Orange cut into 2 equal pieces

2. Which picture shows quarters (hauwhā)?

Sandwich cut into 2 pieces

Pizza cut into 4 equal pieces

Biscuit cut into 3 pieces

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct Te Reo Māori words:

When I cut an apple into 2 equal parts, each part is a _____________ (hāwhe).

When I cut a pizza into 4 equal parts, each part is a _____________ (hauwhā).

✂️ Part 2: Paper Folding Activity

4. Follow these instructions to make halves and quarters:

Instructions:

• Take a paper circle

• Fold it in half to make hāwhe

• Draw a line where you folded

• Now fold it again to make hauwhā

• Draw lines to show all 4 quarters

5. How many quarters make one whole circle?
6. How many halves make one whole circle?

🧮 Part 3: Sharing Problems

7. Sarah has 8 lollies. She wants to share them equally between 2 friends. How many lollies will each friend get?

Each friend gets _______ lollies. This is a _______ (hāwhe) of all the lollies.

8. Tom has 12 stickers. He puts them into 4 equal groups. How many stickers are in each group?

Each group has _______ stickers. This is a _______ (hauwhā) of all the stickers.

9. Complete these sentences in Te Reo Māori:

Ko tēnei te _____________. (This is half)

Ko tēnei te _____________. (This is a quarter)

10. Draw and colour:

Draw a rectangle and colour half (hāwhe) of it red.

Draw a circle and colour one quarter (hauwhā) of it blue.

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