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Fractions Exploration Worksheet
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Fractions Exploration Worksheet
🍕 Part 1: Understanding Halves
1. Circle the pictures that show halves (things split into 2 equal parts):
A pizza cut into 2 equal slices
An apple cut into 4 pieces
A sandwich cut into 2 equal parts
A chocolate bar broken into 2 equal pieces
2. Draw a circle and divide it into halves. Colour one half red:
3. What does "half" mean?
One part when something is split into 2 equal parts
One part when something is split into 4 equal parts
The biggest piece of something
🎂 Part 2: Understanding Quarters
4. Circle the pictures that show quarters (things split into 4 equal parts):
A cake cut into 4 equal slices
A piece of paper folded into 2 parts
An orange divided into 4 equal segments
A square divided into 4 equal parts
5. Draw a rectangle and divide it into quarters. Colour 2 quarters blue:
6. How many quarters make a whole?
🔍 Part 3: Comparing Halves and Quarters
7. Which is bigger?
One half
One quarter
They are the same size
8. Match the fractions with the correct pictures:
1. One half
2. One quarter
3. Two quarters
A. Pizza with 1 slice out of 4 taken
B. Apple cut in half with 1 piece shown
C. Cake with 2 slices out of 4 taken
9. Fill in the blanks:
Two quarters is the same as _______ half.
Four quarters make one _______.
🏠 Part 4: Fractions in Everyday Life
10. Where might you see fractions at home? Check all that apply:
Cutting a sandwich for lunch
Sharing a chocolate bar with a friend
Looking at a clock (quarter past, half past)
Dividing a pizza for dinner
Measuring ingredients for cooking
11. Draw a picture of something from your kitchen that could be divided into halves or quarters:
12. Explain in your own words what a fraction is:
🍎 Part 5: Problem Solving
13. Sarah has a chocolate bar with 4 equal pieces. She eats 1 piece. What fraction of the chocolate bar did she eat?
14. Tom cuts his sandwich into 2 equal parts and eats both parts. What fraction of his sandwich did he eat?
15. Draw and solve: Show how you would share 1 apple equally between 2 friends.
Each friend gets _______ of the apple.
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