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
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Imagine a chocolate bar 🍫 with 4 squares. If you break off 1 square, you get one piece.
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How many pieces do you take for a unit fraction of this chocolate bar? 🍫
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Shade 1 piece of this chocolate bar — that's a unit fraction.
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Let's work out 3 quarters (¾) of this chocolate bar 🍫
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Now shade 3 pieces of this chocolate bar — that's a non-unit fraction.
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Which is a non-unit fraction? 🧐
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A pizza is cut into 8 slices. You take 5 slices. Is that a unit fraction or a non-unit fraction? 🍕
Practise Unit and non-unit fractions with Whizlo
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