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How can these shapes be cut in half to make two shapes the same shape and size? Can you find more than one way to do it?
Match the halves.
Can you split each of the shapes below in half so that the two parts are exactly the same?
An interactive game to be played on your own or with friends. Imagine you are having a party. Each person takes it in turns to stand behind the chair where they will get the most chocolate.
Work out the fractions to match the cards with the same amount of money.
These pictures show squares split into halves. Can you find other ways?
Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
An activity based on the game 'Pelmanism'. Set your own level of challenge and beat your own previous best score.
Can you work out how many apples there are in this fruit bowl if you know what fraction there are?
How can you cut a doughnut into 8 equal pieces with only three cuts of a knife?
Using the picture of the fraction wall, can you find equivalent fractions?
An environment which simulates working with Cuisenaire rods.
Can you find different ways of showing the same fraction? Try this matching game and see.
The large rectangle is divided into a series of smaller quadrilaterals and triangles. Can you untangle what fractional part is represented by each of the ten numbered shapes?
This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.
Use the fraction wall to compare the size of these fractions - you'll be amazed how it helps!
The resources in this trail aim to enrich the experiences of children who are just being introduced to fractions.
This article, written by Nicky Goulder and Samantha Lodge, reveals how maths and marimbas can go hand-in-hand! Why not try out some of the musical maths activities in your own classroom?
This list offers an introduction to fractions that will help children to develop an understanding of fractions and approaches to solving problems using them.
Investigate the successive areas of light blue in these diagrams.
Annie cut this numbered cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the numbers on each piece added to the same total. Where were the cuts and what fraction of the whole cake was each piece?
There are three tables in a room with blocks of chocolate on each. Where would be the best place for each child in the class to sit if they came in one at a time?
A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Written for teachers, this article describes four basic approaches children use in understanding fractions as equal parts of a whole.
Who first used fractions? Were they always written in the same way? How did fractions reach us here? These are the sorts of questions which this article will answer for you.