Key learning points

1. A non-unit fraction labels more than one out of the number of equal parts in the whole.
2. A fraction is made from equal parts of the whole.
3. Parts can be different shapes and still be the same size.
4. When counting different objects that make a whole, the objects can be of unequal size.

Keywords

• Equal - Equal means exactly the same amount or value.

• Unequal - Unequal means not exactly the same amount or value.

Common misconception