Understanding fractions
Write simple fractions (e.g. 1/2 of 6 = 3) and recognise the equivalence of 2/4 and 1/2
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“If your child has 6 strawberries and eats half of them, can they write that as "1/2 of 6 = 3" — and explain why 2/4 and 1/2 are the same amount?”
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- Activity. Write simple fractions (e.g. 1/2 of 6 = 3) and recognise the equivalence of 2/4 and 1/2
What to notice. Write 1/2 of 10 = 5 • Explain that 2/4 is the same as 1/2 using a diagram • Calculate simple unit fractions of quantities and write the result
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If your child has 6 strawberries and eats half of them, can they write that as "1/2 of 6 = 3" — and explain why 2/4 and 1/2 are the same amount?
Write simple fractions (e.g. 1/2 of 6 = 3) and recognise the equivalence of 2/4 and 1/2
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- Write 1/2 of 10 = 5
- Explain that 2/4 is the same as 1/2 using a diagram
- Calculate simple unit fractions of quantities and write the result
“If your child has 6 strawberries and eats half of them, can they write that as "1/2 of 6 = 3" — and explain why 2/4 and 1/2 are the same amount?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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