Fractions and Decimals

Halves and QuartersCollections

Lesson Objective

• Use a range of methods to represent half of a collection or one quarter of a collection.

• Fraction

• Whole• Part• Half• Halves

Specific language• Equal size• Portions• Collections• Share• Same shape

Half is two equal-size parts or portions

Half

How would we half a collection of items?

Half of a collection

Two equal shares

Quarter• Quarter (fourths) is four

equal size parts or portions

3 quarters

4 quarter

1 Half 2 Halves

1 quarter

2 quarters

Quarters of a collection

Four equal

shares

• How many halves makes a whole?TwoThreeFour

• How many quarters or fourths make a whole?TwoThreeFour

• When dividing collections of items in quarters will there be more or less in a quarter than half?LessMore

Closing activity

• Sharing lollies learning object