📝 Part 1: Fraction Vocabulary

1. Match each fraction term with its correct meaning:

1. Numerator

2. Denominator

3. Equal parts

4. Whole

A. The complete shape or object

B. The top number in a fraction

C. Parts that are exactly the same size

D. The bottom number in a fraction

2. Fill in the blanks using the words: numerator, denominator, equal parts

In the fraction 3/4, the number 3 is called the _____________ and the number 4 is called the _____________. This fraction shows that something has been divided into 4 _____________ and we are looking at 3 of them.

✂️ Part 2: Paper Folding Fractions

3. You have folded a paper circle into 2 equal parts. What fraction represents each part?

1/4

1/2

2/1

1/3

4. Draw and label how you would fold a rectangle to show quarters (fourths):

5. If you fold a paper into 8 equal parts, what would each part be called?

6. Which of these fractions could you create by folding paper? (Check all that apply)

1/3 (thirds)

1/5 (fifths)

1/6 (sixths)

1/8 (eighths)

📏 Part 3: Number Line Positioning

7. Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and mark where these fractions would go:

Fractions to place: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4

8. Which fraction is closest to 1 on a number line?

1/8

1/4

1/2

7/8

9. Put these fractions in order from smallest to largest:

1/2, 1/8, 1/4, 3/4

Smallest: _______ → _______ → _______ → _______ :Largest

🧠 Part 4: Fraction Reasoning

10. Explain why 1/2 is larger than 1/4 using what you learned from folding paper:

11. Sarah folded her paper into 6 equal parts and coloured 2 of them. What fraction did she colour?

12. True or False: The denominator tells us how many equal parts the whole has been divided into.

True

False

13. Draw a circle and shade 3/8 of it:

14. If you were sharing a pizza equally among 5 friends, what fraction would each friend get?

🎯 Part 5: Challenge Questions

15. Which is larger: 2/3 or 3/4? Explain your thinking:

16. Create your own fraction word problem about sharing something equally:

Folding Fractions Exploration

Folding Fractions Exploration

📝 Part 1: Fraction Vocabulary

✂️ Part 2: Paper Folding Fractions

📏 Part 3: Number Line Positioning

🧠 Part 4: Fraction Reasoning

🎯 Part 5: Challenge Questions

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