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.

Identify how many equal parts a whole has been divided into

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

Which of these wholes has been divided into equal parts?

How many equal parts has this whole been divided into?

Which of these wholes has been divided into 6 equal parts?

Which set has an odd number of counters? 

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

How many intervals has the line been split up into?

What is 12 divided by 2? Use your times tables facts

What is 12 divided by 4? Use your times tables facts.

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