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Fraction Ordering and Shading

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Fraction Ordering and Shading

Fraction circles and shapes

📊 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

1. Circle the numerator (tauāhua) in each fraction:

3/4 - Circle the numerator:

3
4

1/8 - Circle the numerator:

1
8

5/6 - Circle the numerator:

5
6

2. What does the denominator (tauwāhanga) tell us?

How many parts we have

How many equal parts the whole is divided into

The biggest number

3. Which fraction is the largest?

1/8

1/4

1/2

📝 Part 2: Ordering Fractions

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

Fractions: 1/2, 1/8, 1/4, 3/4

Smallest: _______ → _______ → _______ → _______ :Largest

5. Explain your thinking for question 4:
6. Circle the fractions that are equivalent (the same):

2/4 and 1/2

2/8 and 1/4

1/3 and 2/6

3/6 and 1/2

🎨 Part 3: Shading Fractions

7. Shade the correct amount for each fraction:

Shade 1/4: [Draw a rectangle divided into 4 equal parts]

Shade 3/8: [Draw a circle divided into 8 equal parts]

Shade 2/3: [Draw a rectangle divided into 3 equal parts]

8. Look at your shaded shapes above. Which fraction is the largest?

The largest fraction I shaded is: _____________

9. Extension Challenge: Create your own fraction and draw it:

My fraction: _____ / _____

10. Using the words numerator and denominator, explain what your fraction means:

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