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Introduction to Fractions

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Introduction to Fractions

Introduction to Fractions

Fraction circles and shapes illustration

🍕 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

1. Circle the shapes that show halves (1/2):

A circle divided into 2 equal parts with 1 part shaded

A rectangle divided into 3 equal parts with 1 part shaded

A square divided into 2 equal parts with 1 part shaded

A triangle divided into 4 equal parts with 2 parts shaded

2. What does the numerator tell us in a fraction?

How many equal parts the whole is divided into

How many parts we are talking about

The total number of shapes

The colour of the shaded parts

3. What does the denominator tell us in a fraction?

How many parts we are talking about

How many equal parts the whole is divided into

The size of each part

How many wholes we have

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

4. Complete the sentences about fractions:

In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is _____ and the denominator is _____.

This fraction means we have _____ parts out of _____ equal parts.

5. Write the fraction names in words:

1/2 = _____________

1/3 = _____________

1/4 = _____________

3/4 = three _____________

2/3 = two _____________

🎨 Part 3: Drawing and Creating Fractions

6. Draw a circle and shade 1/4 of it:
7. Draw a rectangle and shade 2/3 of it:
8. Draw your own shape and divide it into 5 equal parts. Shade 3 of them. What fraction did you shade?

I shaded: _________

📏 Part 4: Fractions on a Number Line

9. Look at this number line from 0 to 1. Mark where these fractions would go:

Place an X where 1/2 belongs: ________________________

Place a ★ where 1/4 belongs: ________________________

Place a ● where 3/4 belongs: ________________________

10. Which fraction is larger?

1/2 or 1/4

2/3 or 1/3

3/4 or 1/2

🔗 Part 5: Matching Activity

11. Match the fraction to its description:
1. 1/2
2. 1/4
3. 3/4
4. 2/3
A. Three quarters
B. One half
C. Two thirds
D. One quarter

🌟 Part 6: Real-World Fractions

12. Where might you see fractions in everyday life? Write three examples:
13. If you ate 1/4 of a pizza and your friend ate 2/4 of the same pizza, how much pizza is left?

Answer: _________ of the pizza is left.

14. Explain in your own words what a fraction is:

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