The whole is all the parts or everything, the total amount.

Explain why a part can only be defined in relation to a whole

Maths

In this unit pupils will represent unit fractions in different ways, identifying the whole, the number of equal parts and the size of each part as a unit fraction including tenths. In the future unit pupils will identify parts and wholes in different contexts.

In the prior unit pupils identified whether something had or had not been split into equal parts. They named fractions one-half one-quarter and one-third in relation to a fraction of a length, shape or set of objects. In this unit pupils will represent unit fractions in different ways, identifying the whole, the number of equal parts and the size of each part as a unit fraction, including tenths.

Unit fractions as part of a whole

Fill in the missing word in this statement. If a year is the whole, then Spring is {{ }} of the whole.

True or false. A part is always smaller than a whole.

True or false. There are always 3 or more parts in a whole.

If Europe is the whole, then the UK is a part of the whole.

If the world is the whole, then the UK is a part of the whole.

If the UK is the whole, then the world is part of the whole.

Look at the image. Which statements are correct?

What is the missing label in this bar model?

What is the missing part in this bar model?

If I have two 20 pence pieces, how much money do I have altogether? {{ }} pence.

Look at the sequence of months of the year. Which month is missing?

Starting with Winter, what is the correct order of the seasons?

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