Upload
adelia-baker
View
216
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
FractionsAn Interactive Activity introducing
quarters
First we will slice it into 2 equal sized pieces. Click on the cutter to
slice the pizza.
Each piece is called a half.
If we slice it into 2 more equal sized pieces we will have 4 pieces
altogether
Each piece is called a quarter.
1 whole pizza has been split into 4 equal pieces
We write it like this.
1 whole pizza
4 equal pieces
2 quarters is the same amount as 1 half
24
12
=
We can cut other shapes and objects into quarters too.
We can even cut them into quarters in different ways
We can do this with numbers as well
14
of 4 = 1
14
of 4 = 1
is the same as…
Cutting these numbers in quarters is the same as dividing them by 4.
4 :- 4 = 1These give us the same answer.
Now try these
14
of 8
4 - 4:
14
of 12
Activity produced by Bev Evans, 2008
www.communication4all.co.uk