MathsYears 3–4Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Unit and non-unit fractions

Count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts; recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a chocolate bar 🍫 with 4 squares. If you break off 1 square, you get one piece.

  2. 2

    How many pieces do you take for a unit fraction of this chocolate bar? 🍫

  3. 3

    Shade 1 piece of this chocolate bar — that's a unit fraction.

  4. 4

    Let's work out 3 quarters (¾) of this chocolate bar 🍫

  5. 5

    Now shade 3 pieces of this chocolate bar — that's a non-unit fraction.

  6. 6

    Which is a non-unit fraction? 🧐

  7. 7

    A pizza is cut into 8 slices. You take 5 slices. Is that a unit fraction or a non-unit fraction? 🍕

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