2. WHAT IS A FRACTION?
A fraction is a number that
tells us parts of a whole.
This is a whole,
one big circle!
These
are
parts!
3. WHAT IS A FRACTION?
LOOK AT THIS PIZZA! IT’S A
WHOLE PIZZA
This pizza has been cut into
half! It’s now TWO parts. In
fractions we call this “one half”
we write this as
4. WHAT IS A FRACTION?
LOOK AT THIS PIZZA!
This pizza has been cut into
three equal parts. We call this
one third and write it as
5. THREE EQUAL PARTS GIVES
US THREE THIRDS. THINK
ABOUT JUST ONE SLICE. WE
CAN WRITE THIS USING A
FRACTION
7. THE TOP NUMBER OF THE
FRACTION TELLS US HOW MANY
SLICES WE HAVE.
WE CALL IT THE NUMERATOR.
The bottom number tells us how
many parts in the whole pizza.
We call it the denominator.
8. WHAT IF YOU HAVE A
CAKE CUT INTO SIX
EQUAL PARTS?
Here are all the fractions you can make.