Recognise and name the fraction 'one quarter'

I can name the fraction ‘one-quarter’ in relation to a fraction of an object, shape or set of objects and explain how I know that it is a quarter.

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Recognise and name the fraction 'one quarter'

I can name the fraction ‘one-quarter’ in relation to a fraction of an object, shape or set of objects and explain how I know that it is a quarter.

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Key learning points

The whole has been split into 4 equal parts.
The whole has been split into 4 equal parts and each part is one quarter of the whole.

Keywords

Quarter or one-quarter - One of four equal parts of a whole. To divide into four equal parts.

Common misconception

Children can find it difficult to see if the four parts are equal, particularly when they are presented in different orientations rather than horizontal and vertical lines.

Allow children to handle practical objects and cut-outs of shapes that have been divided into quarters so they can rotate them and see them in different orientations.

Look for opportunities to explore quarters within everyday routines such as cutting up food at snack time or looking at how children's sandwiches might have been cut into quarters.

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