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Fractions as Parts

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Fractions as Parts

Fractions as Parts

Fraction circles and parts illustration

🍰 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

1. What does a fraction show?

A whole number

Part of a whole

A big number

2. In the fraction 1/2, which number is the denominator?

1

2

Both numbers

3. Fill in the blanks:

A fraction shows how many _______ parts a whole is divided into. The top number is called the _________ and the bottom number is called the _________.

🥧 Part 2: Identifying Fractions

4. Circle the correct fraction for half of a whole:

1/4

1/2

1/8

5. Which fractions show equal parts? (Tick all that apply)

A pizza cut into 4 equal slices

A chocolate bar with 8 equal squares

A cake cut into uneven pieces

A paper plate folded into 2 equal halves

6. Match the fraction words with their symbols:
1. One half
2. One quarter
3. One eighth
A. 1/8
B. 1/2
C. 1/4

🎨 Part 3: Drawing Fractions

7. Draw a circle and divide it into 4 equal parts. Colour 1 part:
8. Draw a rectangle and divide it into 8 equal parts. Colour 3 parts:
9. What fraction did you colour in question 8? Write it here:

🍕 Part 4: Real-Life Fractions

10. Sarah has a pizza cut into 8 equal slices. She eats 2 slices. What fraction of the pizza did she eat?
11. Complete these fraction sentences:

If I fold a paper plate in half, each part is _____ of the whole plate.

If I cut a chocolate bar into 4 equal pieces, each piece is _____ of the whole bar.

If I divide an apple into 8 equal slices, each slice is _____ of the whole apple.

12. Explain in your own words what the numerator and denominator tell us:

🌟 Part 5: Challenge Questions

13. Which is bigger: 1/2 or 1/4? Explain your thinking:
14. If you have 1/4 of a cake and your friend has 1/4 of the same cake, what fraction do you have altogether?
15. Draw your own fraction model showing 3/8:

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