MATHEMATICS

GRADE 4

TOPIC: TERM 2 RESOURCES:

Common Fractions Sasol-Inzalo Book and DBE Book

Day 1: Equal sharing into fractions.

Introduction: (Watch the video – equal sharing)

Exercise:
1. Five learners share a loaf of bread equally. Nothing is left over. Make a rough sketch to
show how they can do it.

2. Make rough sketches to show how each of the following can be shared equally between
six children

3. Make rough sketches to show how each of the following can be shared equally between
twelve children
4. Make rough sketches to show how each of the following can be shared equally between
three children

5. Five people share 11 slices of bread. Every person must get the same. Nothing is left over.
Make a rough sketch to show how they can do it.
Day 1: Memorandum / Answers
1.

2. (a) (b) (c)

3. (a) (b) (c)

4. (a) (b) (c)

5.

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Each one gets two and one fifth (2 𝟓 )
Day 2: Naming fractions
• Six equal parts
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𝟏 𝟔 𝟏 • Each part is 6
𝟔 𝟔 6
𝟏 𝟏 • 6
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𝟏 𝟔 4
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𝟔 • 6
is shaded
2
• 6
is not shaded

1Loaf

6
1 Loaf = 6

4
1 Loaf = 4

8
1 Loaf =
8

Exercise:
1. Complete the table. Name the part that is shaded.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)
2. What can we call each part in the following cases?

(a) The loaf is divided into five equal parts.

(b) The loaf is divided into three equal parts.

(c) The loaf is divided into ten equal parts.

3. A cake is divided into equal pieces and each piece is a seventh of the whole cake.
How many pieces are there?

4. Look at the shape and answer the questions.

(a) How many equal parts do the shape have?

(b) Name one part of the shape.

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(c) Draw the same shape and shade seven eighths ( 8 ) of the shape.

(d) If seven eighths are shaded, what fractions is not shaded?

5. Draw the shapes in your exercise book and shade each one.

(a)
Day 2: Memorandum / Answers
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1. (d) one fifth / five equal parts but only one part is shaded / 5

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(e) one sixth / 6

1
(f) seven equal parts but only one part is shaded / 7

(g) one eighth / eight equal parts but only one part is shaded.

2. (a) one fifth

(b) one third

(c)one tenth

3. Seven pieces / parts

4. (a) Eighth

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(b) 8 / one eighth

(c)

1
(d) one eighth / 8

5. (a) (b)
Day 3: Comparing fractions (Watch video: comparing fractions)
Example:

Exercise:
1. Make rough sketches to show different ways in which a slice of
bread can be cut into quarters.

2. Five people share 3 breads. How much will each person get?

3. Eight learners share 5 loaves of bread equally.

How much bread does each person get? You can make a drawing to help you.
Day 3: Memorandum / Answers
1.

Loaf 1 Loaf 2 Loaf 3

2.

• Each loaf is cut into five slices.

• Each learner gets 1 slice (look at the girl in the pictures)

1 1 1 3
• Each learner gets one fifth of each loaf of bread. ( 5 + 5 + 5 = 5)

• Each learner gets three fifths of a loaf in total.

3.

Loaf 1 Loaf 2 Loaf 3 Loaf 4 Loaf 5

• Each loaf is divided into eight slices

Each slice is one eighth of the loaf.

• Each learner gets one slice from each loaf

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• Therefore: + + + + =
𝟖 𝟖 𝟖 𝟖 𝟖 𝟖

• Each learner gets five eighths of bread

Day 4: Naming fractions
Example:

Exercise:
1. What do we call each part in the following cases?

(a)The loaf is divided into five equal parts.

(b) The loaf is divided into three equal parts.

(c)the loaf is divided into ten equal parts.

2. A cake is divided into equal pieces and each piece is a seventh of the whole cake.

(a) How many pieces are there?

3. Which one is the largest? One sixth of a cake or one fifth of the same cake??
Explain your answer without making a drawing.

Day 4: Memorandum / Anwers

1. (a) One fifth
(b) One third
(c) One tenth

2. Seven pieces

3. One fifth.
Fifths of a cake are less pieces than sixths of a cake, but fifths are bigger pieces than
sixths of the same cake.
Day 5:
Exercise

Look at the photos of loaves below and answer the questions that follow.

1. In which photos are the loaves halved?

2. In which photos are the loaves cut in quarters?

3. Can the halves in Photograph B be cut to form smaller parts such as those shown in

Photograph D?

4. Can the halves in Photograph B be cut to form smaller parts such as those shown

in Photographs E and F?

5. What fraction parts of a whole loaf of bread are shown in Photographs D, E and F?

6. Which halves can be cut to form smaller parts such as those shown in Photograph E?

7. Which halves can be cut to form smaller parts such as those shown in Photograph F?

Day 5: Memorandum / Answers

1. Photographs A, B and C

2. Photographs D, E and F

3. No

4. Yes

5. Quarters

6. Photographs A and C

7. Photograph B
Day 6: Compare and order fractions
On the fraction wall below, one is divided into different equal parts in the different rows.

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

Row 6

Row 7

Row 8

Row 2: The whole is divided into two equal parts. They are two halves.

Row 3: The whole is divided into three equal parts. They are three thirds.

Row 4: The whole is divided into four equal parts. They are four quarters.

Row 5: The whole is divided into five equal parts. They are five fifths.

Row 6: The whole is divided into six equal parts. They are six sixths.

Row 7 The whole is divided into seven equal parts. They are seven sevenths.

Row 8: The whole is divided into eight equal parts. They are eights eighths.

Exercise:
Use the fraction wall to assists you in answering the questions.

1. How many halves are equal to one?

2. How many quarters are equal to one?

3. How many quarters are equal to a halve

4. How many sixths is equal to a halve?

5. How many eighths are equal to a halve?

6. How many eights are equal to a quarter?

7. How many sixths are equal to a third?

8. How many quarters must be added to one quarter to get one whole?

9. How many sevenths must be added to one seventh to get one whole?

10. Which fractions are equal to a halve?

11. Which fractions are equal to a quarter?

12. How many quarters are less than a halve?

13. How many thirds are less than a halve?

14. How many sixths are less than a halve?

15. How many eights are less than a halve?

16. How many thirds are greater than a halve?

17. How many quarters are greater than a halve?

18. How many fifths are greater than a halve?

19. How many sixths are greater than a halve?

20. How many sevenths are greater than a halve?

21. How many eights are greater than a halve?

Day 6: Memorandum / Answers
1. How many halves are equal to one? Two halves

2. How many quarters are equal to one? Four quarters

3. How many quarters are equal to a halve? Two quarters

4. How many sixths is equal to a halve? Three quarters

5. How many eighths are equal to a halve? Four quarters

6. How many eights are equal to a quarter? Two eights

7. How many sixths are equal to a third? Two sixths

8. How many quarters must be added to one quarter to get one whole?

Three quarters

9. How many sevenths must be added to one seventh to get one whole?

Six sevenths

10. Which fractions are equal to a halve? Two quarters, three sixths, four eights

11. Which fractions are equal to a quarter? Two eights

12. How many quarters are less than a halve? One quarter

13. How many thirds are less than a halve? One third

14. How many sixths are less than a halve? One sixth, two sixths

15. How many eights are less than a halve? One eight, two eights, three eighths

16. How many thirds are greater than a halve? Three thirds

17. How many quarters are greater than a halve? Three quarters, four quarters

18. How many fifths are greater than a halve? Two thirds, Three thirds

19. How many sixths are greater than a halve? Four sixths, five sixths, six sixths

20. How many sevenths are greater than a halve? Four sevenths, five sevenths, six

sevenths, seven sevenths

21. How many eights are greater than a halve? Five eighths, six eighths, seven

eighths, eight eighths

Day 7:
Use the fraction wall below to assists you in answering the questions.

4. Fill in the correct symbol <, > or = in the following number sentences

2 3
(a) 4 6

2 1
(b) 8 4

3 6
(c)
6 12

5. Complete:

1
(d) = = = = =
2 4 6 8 10 12
Day 7: Memorandum / Answers
1. (a) < (b) < (c) < (d) <

2. True

3. (a) Halve of a pizza. Halve of a pizza is greater than one third.

(b) One sixth of a pizza. One sixth is greater than one eighth.

(c) A quarter of a cake. A quarter of a cake is greater than one fifth.

One seventh of a cake. One seventh is greater than one eighth.

4. (a) =

(b) =

(c) =

1 2 3 4 5 6
5. 2
= 4
= 6
= 8
= 10
= 12
Day 8: Comparing fractions
Example:

1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5

• There are five groups.

• Each group is one fifth of 15. That is 3 learners

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• 𝟓
van 15 leerders = 3 leerders

• We can also write it as: 15 ÷ 5 = 3.

Exercise:
1. Look at the picture of learners above and answer the questions:

2
(a) How many learners are two fifths ( 5 ) of 15 learners?

3
(b) How many learners are three fifths ( 5 ) of 15 learners?

1
(c) Is one fifth ( 5 ) less of more than halve of the learners?

2
(d) Are two fifths ( ) less of more than halve of the learners?
5

3
(e) Are three fifths ( ) less of more than halve of the learners?
5

4
(f) Are four fifths ( 5 ) less or more than halve of the learners?

2. The 15 learners are divided into three equal groups.

(a) How many learners are in each group now?

(b) Which fraction is each group of 15?

Day 8: Memorandum / Answers
1. (a) 6 learners

(b) 9 learners

(c) Less

(d) Less

(e) More

(f) More

2. 15 learners in three groups

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

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𝟑 𝟑 𝟑

(a) There are 5 learners in each group.

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(b) Each group is
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Day 9: Using fractions to measure
Exercise:

1.

(a) Are the three sticks the same length?

(b) How do the green and purple sticks differ from the grey stick?

(c) How do the green and purple sticks differ from each other?

(d) How many equal parts can you see on the purple stick?

(e) What name can you give to these parts?

(f) How many equal parts can you see on the green stick?

(g) What name can you give to these parts?

2.
 3. Here you can see the blue and red walls again.

Can you now say exactly how long they are?

(a) The red wall?

(b) The blue wall?

Day 9: Memorandum / Answers

1. (a) Yes

(b) The green and purple sticks are subdivided into smaller equal parts, the grey stick is
not.

(c) The green stick is divided into 8 equal parts and the purple stick into 5 equal parts

(d) 5

(e) A fifth

(f) An eighth

(g) Eighths.

2. (a) Yes, the wall is two sticks long.

(b) No, the wall is two sticks and a bit of a third stick long

(c)No, the wall is two sticks and halve of a third stick long

(d) No, the wall is two sticks and little bit more of a third stick long.

3. (a) The red wall is two sticks and one eighth of another long.

(c) The blue wall is two sticks and two fifths of another stick long.