Solve problems involving identifying equal parts and the whole | Maths

Starter quiz

$What is the name of the indicated part of the fraction?$

What is the name of the indicated part of the fraction?
- Division bar
- Denominator ✓
- Numerator
$What is the name of the line in this fraction notation?$

What is the name of the line in this fraction notation?
- Division bar ✓
- Denominator
- Numerator
Complete the sentence: The whole has been divided into 8 equal parts and 1 is shaded. This is one-______
- 'eighth' ✓
Tick the correct fraction notation that shows one-quarter.
- $\frac{1}{3}$
- $\frac{1}{4}$ ✓
- $\frac{4}{4}$
- $\frac{1}{5}$
Tick the correct fraction notation that shows one-eighth.
- $\frac{1}{8}$ ✓
- $\frac{1}{7}$
- $\frac{8}{8}$
- $\frac{8}{1}$
Match the fraction name to the fraction notation.
- $\frac{1}{4}$
  
  ⇔
  
  one-quarter ✓
- $\frac{1}{6}$
  
  ⇔
  
  one-sixth ✓
- $\frac{1}{7}$
  
  ⇔
  
  one-seventh ✓
- $\frac{1}{10}$
  
  ⇔
  
  one-tenth ✓

Exit quiz

Which of these representations would go in this part of the sorting diagram?
Which of these representations would go in this part of the sorting diagram?
Which of these representations would go in this part of the sorting diagram?
$Tick the correct fraction notation for these sections of the sorting diagram.$

Tick the correct fraction notation for these sections of the sorting diagram.
- $\frac{1}{3}$ ✓
- $\frac{1}{2}$
- $\frac{1}{4}$ ✓
- $\frac{1}{5}$
Which is the odd one out because it shows unequal parts?
Which is the odd one out because it does not show one quarter?

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The whole has been divided into __ equal parts.
Each equal part is one-__ of the whole.
You can represent fractions with an image, symbol and name.

Common misconception

Children may not be used to a sorting diagram.

Show them some more simplified versions that they can understand easily (like the fruit and veg in the slides) before moving onto using their understanding of unit-fractions.

Keywords

Whole - The whole is all the parts or everything, the total amount.
Part - A part is some of the whole.
Equal/unequal - We say that two or more things are equal if they have the same quantity or value. We say that two or more things are unequal if they do not have the same quantity or value.
Fraction - A fraction describes the relationship between a part and a whole.