1. Year 2 Summer Term Week 11 Lesson 5
Fractions
Year 2 Summer Term Week 11 Lesson 5

2. Today we will be learning to:
recognise and find simple fractions
recognise that two quarters make a half
place halves on a number line.

3. What’s the number sentence?
Mental Activity
What’s the number sentence?

4. Which number sentences have this answer?12
Which number sentences have this answer?

5. Which addition sentences have this answer?20
Which addition sentences have this answer?

6. Today we are going to continue with work on fractions.
Main Activity
Today we are going to continue with work on fractions.

7. Remember the last lessons? We found fractions of things.
You can find a half of something.

8. the fingers on your hand.
Find a half of …
the fingers on your hand.

9. the number of children in the class.
Find a half of …
the number of children in the class.

10. the number of people in your family.
Find a half of …
the number of people in your family.

11. the number of classes in the school.
Find a half of …
the number of classes in the school.

12. the number of children who have school dinner.
Find a half of …
the number of children who have school dinner.

13. the number of pencils in a pot.
Find a half of …
the number of pencils in a pot.

14. A number such as 3 will be halfway between two whole numbers.
Top Tip
A number such as 3 will be halfway between two whole numbers. _ 2 1

15. If half the petals were coloured blue ...
how many blue petals?

16. If half the squares were coloured blue ...
how many blue squares?

17. If half the stars were coloured yellow ...
how many yellow stars?

18. If a quarter of the chocolate was coloured brown ...
how many brown squares?

19. If a quarter of the rings were coloured brown ...
how many brown rings?

20. Colour one half or one quarter of pictures.
Group Work
Make models using interlocking cubes. Half of the pieces should be in one colour.
Colour one half or one quarter of pictures.