Recognise and name the fraction 'one quarter' | Maths

Starter quiz

Which pizza has been cut so that each part is one-half?
Tick all the objects that have been cut in half.
Laura was asked to cut the strawberry in half. She has made a mistake. Which statement describes her mistake?

She cut it into 3 parts. ✓

She cut it into 2 unequal parts.

She cut it into equal parts.
Complete the sentence. Each part in this shape is __________.

one-half.

not one-half. ✓
Which shape has been sorted into the wrong group?

A

B

C

D ✓

E
Which image shows one-half?

Exit quiz

Complete the sentence. When the whole has been divided into four equal parts, each part is __________.

one-half.

one-quarter. ✓

one whole.
Which items have been split into quarters?
Match the image to the correct description.

A

⇔

quarters ✓

B

⇔

not quarters ✓

C

⇔

not quarters ✓

D

⇔

quarters ✓
Has this shape been divided into quarters?

Yes, because it has been divided into 4 parts.

No, because it is only made up of 3 parts.

No, because the 4 parts are not equal in size. ✓
True or False? One-quarter of the birds are in each nest. The whole group of birds has been divided into 4 equal parts.

True
False ✓
This part is one-quarter. What could the whole look like?

A ✓

B

C

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Key learning points

The whole has been split into 4 equal parts.
The whole has been split into 4 equal parts and each part is one quarter of the whole.

Common misconception

Children can find it difficult to see if the four parts are equal, particularly when they are presented in different orientations rather than horizontal and vertical lines.

Allow children to handle practical objects and cut-outs of shapes that have been divided into quarters so they can rotate them and see them in different orientations.

Keywords

Quarter or one-quarter - One of four equal parts of a whole. To divide into four equal parts.