MathsYears 2–3Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Find fractions of quantities (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4)

Recognise, find, name and write fractions 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Pretend you have a bag of 8 sweets 🍬. If you share them fairly with your friend, you each get the same number – that's half!

  2. 2

    How many piles do you make to find half?

  3. 3

    Share these 9 sweets into 3 equal piles to find one third.

  4. 4

    Let's find one quarter of 12 biscuits 🍪.

  5. 5

    One quarter of 12 biscuits is how many?

  6. 6

    Shade three quarters of this chocolate bar 🍫 – that's 3 out of 4 pieces.

  7. 7

    If you shade 3 out of 4 pieces, what fraction is shaded?

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