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What Are We Learning Today?
L.O. To read and write
Proper Fractions
Take 12 cubes
• 12 cubes joined together makes one
whole stick.
• If I divide the stick into 2 equal parts I will
have 2 halves.
• ½ + ½ = 1 whole
• If I now divide my stick into 4 equal parts I
will have 4 quarters.
• ¼ + ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = 1 whole
• How many cubes were in each half?
• How many cubes were in each quarter?
• If I take just one quarter, how many
quarters are left?
• So I could write ¼
+¾=1
• What would that be in cubes?
• What number sentence could I write to
show this?
3 + 9 = 12
10 Squares
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How many squares are shaded?
How many squares are there altogether?
How can we write this as a fraction?
• 3
10
•How many squares are not shaded?
What are these 2 numbers?
Numerator
How many sections are shaded
Denominator
3
10
How many sections the whole has been divided into
How many squares are shaded?
How many squares are there altogether?
How can we write this as a fraction?
What is the denominator?
What is the numerator?
Individual Work
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Shading Fractions Sheet.
Remember to count the squares.
What is the denominator?
Use Multilink cubes to help.
• Extension: Draw a 6x4 rectangle and
decide yourself what fraction could be
shaded.