What’s the Fraction? An Interactive PowerPoint
Halves We can share things equally into two halves. The green shaded area is one half. We write it as ½ because we have one part shaded and two parts altogether. ©AlexandraBaxter2016
Quarters We can share things equally into four quarters. The blue shaded area is one quarter. We write it as ¼ because we have one part shaded and four parts altogether. ©AlexandraBaxter2016
How Many Quarters? ©AlexandraBaxter2016
Thirds, Fifths, Sixths, Eighths We can also share things equally into: three parts (thirds) five parts (fifths) six parts (sixths) eight parts (eighths) ©AlexandraBaxter2016
How Many Thirds? ©AlexandraBaxter2016
How Many Fifths? ©AlexandraBaxter2016
How Many Sixths? ©AlexandraBaxter2016
How Many Eighths? ©AlexandraBaxter2016
Sometimes fractions look the same, but we can write them differently. EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS Sometimes fractions look the same, but we can write them differently. ©AlexandraBaxter2016