Introducing Fractions Hands-On

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🍫 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

1. Circle the correct answer: If you share a chocolate bar equally with 1 friend, what fraction does each person get?

1/4

1/2

1/3

2. Look at this fraction: 3/4. Which number is the denominator?

Both numbers

3. Which fraction is bigger?

1/2

1/4

They are the same

4. If you have 8 counters and share them equally among 2 friends, what fraction of the counters does each friend get?

Answer: _________

✂️ Part 2: Creating and Comparing Fractions

5. Draw lines to show how you would fold a paper strip to make quarters (4 equal parts):

6. Complete these fraction sentences:

a) The numerator tells us how many _______ we are looking at.

b) The denominator tells us how many _______ the whole is divided into.

7. You have 12 buttons to share equally among 4 friends. How many buttons does each friend get? What fraction of the buttons is this?

8. Put these fractions in order from smallest to biggest: 1/2, 1/8, 1/4

Smallest: _____ Middle: _____ Biggest: _____

🏠 Part 3: Fractions in Real Life

9. Write about a time when you might use fractions at home or school:

10. Look around your classroom or think about your lunch. Name two things that could be divided into fractions:

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

Introducing Fractions Hands-On

Introducing Fractions Hands-On

🍫 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

✂️ Part 2: Creating and Comparing Fractions

🏠 Part 3: Fractions in Real Life

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