Fractions of a whole (age 8+)
Express whole numbers as fractions (e.g. 3 = 3/1) and recognise fractions equivalent to whole numbers (e.g. 4/4 = 1, 6/1 = 6)
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If you ask your child to write the number 3 as a fraction, can they write 3/1 — and also tell you what fraction equals exactly 1 whole, like 4/4 or 5/5?
Express whole numbers as fractions (e.g. 3 = 3/1) and recognise fractions equivalent to whole numbers (e.g. 4/4 = 1, 6/1 = 6)
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Check understanding
- Write 5 as 5/1 and explain why
- Locate 4/4 and 1 at the same point on a number line
- Identify which fractions from a list equal a whole number: 6/3, 8/4, 5/2
“If you ask your child to write the number 3 as a fraction, can they write 3/1 — and also tell you what fraction equals exactly 1 whole, like 4/4 or 5/5?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 8–9