This document contains information about fractions including: - The definition of a fraction as a part of a whole. - The types of fractions - proper, improper, and mixed numbers. - Explanations of the numerator and denominator of a fraction and examples. - Examples comparing unit fractions using relation symbols and ordering fractions from greatest to least.

2. Morning Routine
Be punctual
Learn by avoiding distractions
Always mute microphone unless time to speak
Zeal to succeed
Express with RESPECT

3. Morning Routine

4. Prayer
Leader: When we live in Truth and Love,
All: how good and how pleasant it is.​
Leader: Pray for us, O Angelic Doctor of the Church St.
Thomas Aquinas
All: that we may dwell together in peace, unity and
harmony.​
Leader: Let us pray.
All: Lord, true source of light and wisdom give me a keen
sense understanding a retentive memory and the capacity
to grasp things correctly. Grant me the grace to be
accurate in my exposition and the skill to express
myself with thoroughness and clarity. Be with me at the
start of my work; guide its progress and bring it to
completion. Grant these through Christ, Our Lord. Amen​
Leader: St. Thomas Aquinas
All: Pray for us.

5. Objectives:
 Read and write unit
fractions
 Identify other fractions
 Read and write fractions

6. Perform “Explore”
activity on page
271

7. WHAT IS A FRACTION?
•When an object
is divided into a
number of equal
parts then each
part is called a
fraction
•Therefore, a
fraction is a part
of a whole.

8. Types of Fractions
A PROPERFRACTIONis afraction
whose value is lessthan 1
(numerator smaller than
denominator)
A n IMPROPERFRACTIONis a
fraction whose value isgreater
than or equal to 1 (numerator
greater than or equal to
denominator)
A MIXEDNUMBERis anumber
whose value is greater than 1made
up of awhole part and afraction

9. Examples of the three types of fractions

10. 2
3
Numerator
Parts of a fraction
Denominator

11. Denominator
The denominator says how many equal
parts in the whole object
1
2
2 equal parts

12. How many equal parts are there in
this shape?
What is the denominator of this
fraction? Why?
4

13. Find the denominators of these
fractions
4 3
2 8

14. Draw what you think these fractions
look like.
1 1
6 4
1
3 10
1

15. So, the denominator of a fraction tells
us…
1
2
?
The number of parts that the whole is
divided into!

16. Numerator
The numerator says how many
parts from the whole
1
2
1 part is
coloured in

17. How many equal parts are coloured in in this
shape?
What is the numerator of this
fraction? Why?
3

18. Find the numerator for these fractions
3 2
1 5

19. Read fractions on
page 270

20. Draw what you think these fractions
look like.
2 3
6 4
1
3
9
10

21. So, the number on the top of a fraction
tells us…
1
2
The number of parts from the whole
?

22. The numerator tells
us…
the number of parts
from the whole
2
3 The denominator
tells us…
the number of parts
the whole is divided
into

23. Find the fraction of these shapes
6
4
4
1
3
2
9
6

24. Answer “ Check Your
Understanding” on
pages 271 - 272

26. What fraction of the cups are black?
5
1

27. What fraction of the pets are cats?
7
3

28. •Bryceand I ordered alarge pizza. The
large pizza iscut into 8 (equal) slices. If
Bryceate 3 slices, how much of the
pizza did heeat?
Pizza Problems

29. Remember:
A fraction is something that
shows parts of a whole.
Shows the total number of
parts - DENOMINATOR
How many parts we are talking
about - NUMERATOR

31. Morning Routine
Be punctual
Learn by avoiding distractions
Always mute microphone unless time to speak
Zeal to succeed
Express with RESPECT

32. Morning Routine

33. Prayer
Leader: When we live in Truth and Love,
All: how good and how pleasant it is.​
Leader: Pray for us, O Angelic Doctor of the Church St.
Thomas Aquinas
All: that we may dwell together in peace, unity and
harmony.​
Leader: Let us pray.
All: Lord, true source of light and wisdom give me a keen
sense understanding a retentive memory and the capacity
to grasp things correctly. Grant me the grace to be
accurate in my exposition and the skill to express
myself with thoroughness and clarity. Be with me at the
start of my work; guide its progress and bring it to
completion. Grant these through Christ, Our Lord. Amen​
Leader: St. Thomas Aquinas
All: Pray for us.

34. Objectives:
 Visualize similar fractions
 Compare unit fractions
using relation symbols
 Compare similar fractions
using relation symbols

35. E. Q.:
How do we compare and
order unit fractions?

37. Let’s talk about pizza….
How much pizza did I
eat?
¼ of the entire
pizza
How did you
know that?

38. Let’s talk about pizza….
How much pizza did I
eat?
½ of the entire
pizza
How did you
know that?

39. If we eat ½ of the pizza, we are eating more
than we had eaten ¼ of the pizza
½ is bigger than ¼

40. Compare the fractions
¼ ½ 1
3
Unit fractions
Greater denominator creates SMALLER
unit fractions
Smaller denominator creates GREATER
unit fractions

41. Compare the fractions
¼ ½ 1
3
¼ is smaller than 1/3
½ is greater than 1/3

43. Order the fractions

44. Choose the correct relation symbol to compare
these fractions.

45. Greater denominator creates SMALLER
unit fractions
Smaller denominator creates GREATER
unit fractions

46. Answer “Check
Your
Understanding”
(1-4) on page 281

47. ¼ 2
4
Similar fractions
“Fractions with the same
denominator”

50. ¼ 3
4

51. What fraction does the number
line show?

52. using fraction strips……
relation symbols……

53. using fraction strips……
relation symbols……
56 40

54. Larry loves tomatoes and plants them in his
garden every summer. Before Larry plants the
tomatoes, he divided his garden into 4 equal
parts.
Which fraction model represents one part of
the garden?

55. When fractions have the
just line them up in size order
using the numerators

56. Put the following fractions in order….
From greatest to least.
3
6
5
6
1
6
Start big and
go small

59. E. Q.:
How do we compare and
order unit fractions?

60. Home delight
Answer “QuizA–
C” on page 291