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

We say that two or more things are equal if they have the same quantity or value.

We say that two or more things are unequal if they do not have the same quantity or value.

Inequality occurs when things are not equal. We use different symbols to show this.

Explain the size of a part in relation to the 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

True or false? Parts can be equal or unequal.

Which inequality symbol goes in here to compare how much water is in each bottle?

Which inequality symbol goes in here to compare how much of the circle is shaded?

Which of these glasses of squash is described by: the squash is a smaller part of the glass.

Which word fits into the blank part of the following sentence: If Europe is the whole, the UK is a __________ part of the whole.

If a yellow counter is added to this set of counters, has the red part become a bigger or smaller part of the whole?

What is the missing label in this bar model?

Look at the sequence of months. Which season is missing?

Which inequality symbol should be inserted between these two numbers: 3  ___ 10

Which circle has been split into equal parts?

Which inequality symbol should be inserted between these two glasses of squash?

Which inequality symbol should be inserted between these two expressions: 4 + 3 ___ 5 + 1

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Explain the size of a part in relation to the whole

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.