Fractions

For the first two weeks of this term we are studying fractions.
On Wednesday we cut oranges into halves so we had 2 equal parts.

Then we cut the orange into 4 equal parts.  Each part is called a quarter.

On Thursday some children came and said that their fruit snack was cut into quarters.

For Maths on Thursday we looked at half of a set.  Olivia used koalas and leaves to find out that half of 6 is 3.  Mason and James used multilink cubes and Eva used beans to find that 7 is half of 14 .

 You could help me work out half a set at home using things around the house and sharing them with 2 people.

Today (Friday) we made sandwiches and cut them into halves and then quarters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We could have cut them into triangles as well and we would still have had 2 equal parts or halves and 4 equal parts or quarters.

When we went to the computer suite we had to insert shapes that could be cut into halves. This is    some of our work that Mrs. Bone has put up on the wall.  Come in and have a look at our work.

 When we had finished this we played some fraction games on the computer called Half/Not a Half and Half/Not a Quarter.  You might like to try them at home as well at http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Fractionsv