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- Year 3
Identify parts and wholes in different contexts
I can identify parts and wholes in different contexts.
- Year 3
Identify parts and wholes in different contexts
I can identify parts and wholes in different contexts.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The whole has been divided into __ equal parts.
- Each equal part is one-__ of the whole.
- Fractions can be represented as part of a shape or a set.
Keywords
Part - The whole is all of a group or number.
Whole - A part is a section of the whole.
Equal - Have the same quantity or value.
Unequal - Do not have the same quantity or value.
Set - A collection of items.
Common misconception
Children will often think that the total number within a set is always the denominator as shown in the plates and cupcakes example on the slides.
Put a set of 12 counters (or any countable objects) onto a mini-whiteboard. Children should practise dividing the set into equal groups, drawing rings around them. Repeat, 'The set has been divided into _ equal groups so the denominator is _'.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the name of the indicated part of the fraction?

Q2.What does the line in the middle of this fraction notation tell us?

Q3.Complete the sentence: The whole has been divided into 8 equal parts and 1 is shaded. This is one-

Q4.Tick the correct fraction notation that shows one-quarter.
Q5.Tick the correct fraction notation that shows one-eighth
Q6.Match the fraction name to the fraction notation.
$$ \frac{1}{4} $$ -
one-quarter
$$ \frac{1}{6} $$ -
one-sixth
$$ \frac{1}{7} $$ -
one-seventh
$$ \frac{1}{10} $$ -
one-tenth
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the meaning of equals?
Q2.Which of these sets has been separated so that each part is one-third?

Q3.Look at the picture of the cupcakes on plates. What fraction of the whole is one plate of cupcakes?

Q4.Look at the picture of counters. They have been circled to show groups. What fraction of the whole is one group of counters?

Q5.What fraction of the whole is one of the groups of 3 children?

Q6.What fraction is shown by the shaded part?
