Exploring Fractions: Halves, Thirds, Quarters

Exploring Fractions: Halves, Thirds, Quarters

A Journey into Parts of a Whole Year 3 Mathematics Four Fun Lessons with Fraction Walls

Lesson 1: WALT - Understanding Halves and Quarters

We Are Learning To understand halves and quarters as equal parts Success Criteria: • I can explain what halves and quarters mean • I can fold paper strips to show ½ and ¼ • I can label parts using fraction words and symbols

Hands-On: Making Halves and Quarters

We Are Learning To understand halves and quarters as equal parts Success Criteria: • I can explain what halves and quarters mean • I can fold paper strips to show ½ and ¼ • I can label parts using fraction words and symbols

Think and Share

Look at your halves strip and quarters strip Which parts are bigger - halves or quarters? How many quarters make one whole? How many halves make one whole?

Lesson 2: WALT - Exploring Thirds

We Are Learning To create and compare thirds using fraction walls Success Criteria: • I can fold a paper strip into thirds • I can explain how thirds relate to halves and quarters • I can compare ½, ⅓, and ¼ visually

Creating Our Thirds

Challenge: Folding into three equal parts! Method: Fold into thirds carefully Check: Are all three parts the same size? Label: Write ⅓ on each part Compare: How does ⅓ look next to ½ and ¼?

Comparing Fractions

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Lesson 3: WALT - Building Our Fraction Wall

We Are Learning To build a fraction wall to explore relationships Success Criteria: • I can assemble fraction strips into a wall • I can describe relationships between fractions • I can label my wall with words and symbols

Assembling Our Fraction Wall

Start with a whole strip at the top Place halves strip underneath Add thirds strip in the next row Put quarters strip at the bottom Make sure everything lines up! What patterns do you notice?

Mathematical Discovery

"The more parts we divide something into, the smaller each part becomes!"

Lesson 4: WALT - Fractions on Number Lines

We Are Learning To place fractions on number lines Success Criteria: • I can place ½, ⅓, and ¼ on a number line accurately • I can explain how fraction walls help understand fractions • I can recognise fractions as numbers between 0 and 1

Our Fraction Learning Journey