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- Year 3
Solve problems involving identifying equal parts and the whole
I can solve problems involving identifying equal parts and the whole.
- Year 3
Solve problems involving identifying equal parts and the whole
I can solve problems involving identifying equal parts and the whole.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The whole has been divided into __ equal parts.
- Each equal part is one-__ of the whole.
- You can represent fractions with an image, symbol and name.
Keywords
Whole - The whole is all the parts or everything, the total amount.
Part - A part is some of the whole.
Equal/unequal - We say that two or more things are equal if they have the same quantity or value. We say that two or more things are unequal if they do not have the same quantity or value.
Fraction - A fraction describes the relationship between a part and a whole.
Common misconception
Children may not be used to a sorting diagram.
Show them some more simplified versions that they can understand easily (like the fruit and veg in the slides) before moving onto using their understanding of unit-fractions.
To help you plan your year 3 maths lesson on: Solve problems involving identifying equal parts and the whole, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 3 maths lesson on: Solve problems involving identifying equal parts and the whole, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the name of the indicated part of the fraction?

Q2.What is the name of the line in this fraction notation?

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.
$$ \frac{1}{4} $$ -Â
one-quarter
$$ \frac{1}{6} $$ -Â
one-sixth
$$ \frac{1}{7} $$ -Â
one-seventh
$$ \frac{1}{10} $$ -Â
one-tenth
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these representations would go in this part of the sorting diagram?





Q2.Which of these representations would go in this part of the sorting diagram?





Q3.Which of these representations would go in this part of the sorting diagram?




Q4.Tick the correct fraction notation for these sections of the sorting diagram.

Q5.Which is the odd one out because it shows unequal parts?




Q6.Which is the odd one out because it does not show one quarter?


