🍕 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

1. What is a fraction? Complete the sentence:

A fraction is a _________ of a _________.

2. Circle the correct definition of a fraction:

A whole number

A part of a whole

A large number

A measurement tool

3. In the fraction 3/4, which number is the numerator?

3

4

7

Both numbers

🎨 Part 2: Drawing and Shading Fractions

4. Draw a circle and shade 1/2 of it:

5. Draw a rectangle divided into 4 equal parts and shade 3/4:

6. Draw a square divided into 3 equal parts and shade 1/3:

📊 Part 3: Naming Fractions

7. Look at the shaded parts and write the fraction name:

If 2 out of 5 equal parts are shaded, the fraction is: _______

8. Match the fraction with its name:

1. 1/2

2. 1/4

3. 3/4

4. 2/3

A. Three-quarters

B. One-half

C. Two-thirds

D. One-quarter

9. Write the fraction in words:

1/3 = _______________

2/4 = _______________

3/5 = _______________

🔢 Part 4: Fractions of a Set

10. If you have 8 sweets and eat 1/4 of them, how many sweets did you eat?

11. There are 12 learners in a group. If 1/3 of them are wearing red shirts, how many learners are wearing red shirts?

12. Circle all the fractions that represent unit fractions:

1/2

2/3

1/4

3/4

1/5

2/5

🏠 Part 5: Real-Life Fractions

13. Describe a real-life situation where you might use the fraction 1/2:

14. If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?

15. Complete the sentences about fractions:

The _________ tells us how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

The _________ tells us how many of those parts we are talking about.

When the numerator is 1, we call it a _________ fraction.

🎯 Part 6: Challenge Questions

16. Which fraction is larger? Circle your answer:

1/3

1/4

They are equal

17. Draw and explain why 2/4 is the same as 1/2:

18. Create your own fraction word problem using classroom objects:

Identifying and Naming Fractions

Identifying and Naming Fractions

🍕 Part 1: Understanding Fractions

🎨 Part 2: Drawing and Shading Fractions

📊 Part 3: Naming Fractions

🔢 Part 4: Fractions of a Set

🏠 Part 5: Real-Life Fractions

🎯 Part 6: Challenge Questions

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