1. Fractions
Scary?
No!
We use fractions every day ……

2. Fractions
Numerator
3
4
Denominator

3. Fractions
How many pieces altogether?

4. Fractions
10
How many pieces altogether?

5. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

6. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

7. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

8. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

9. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

10. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

11. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

12. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
10
How many pieces altogether?

13. Fractions
How many pieces have I got?
7
10
How many pieces altogether?

14. Fractions
Colour in the right fraction for each shape
4
7
2
7
6
7

15. Fractions
4
12
7
14
3
8

16. Fractions
Identify right fraction for each shape

17. Fractions

18. Questions
What fraction of snowmen have green hats?

19. Understanding equivalent
fractions

20. Are they equivalent fractions?
3 1
12 4

21. Yes they are
equivalent fractions.
3 1
12 4

22. Are they equivalent fractions?
2 1
5 3

23. No, they are not equal.
They are not equivalent fractions.
2 1
5 3

24. Can you work out a
strategy for deciding
whether they are
equal?

25. What ever you do to the top number . .
You must do to the bottom number.
divide by 5
5 1
20 5
divide by 5

26. What ever you do to the top number . .
You must do to the bottom number.
multiply by 3
3 9
5 15
multiply by 3

27. Sometimes you might need to work out
equivalent fractions in
three steps.
48 6 3
64 8 4

28. Finding the fraction
of a whole number

29. Calculate a fraction of a whole
number
Example :
To find 1 of 20
4

30. 1
4
of 20
so
20 divided by 4
equals 5

31. 1
4
of 20 5
20 4 5

32. 2
6
of 30 10
30 6 5
5 X 2 = 10
and another example

33. Fractions
Great fun!