YEAR 1

Fractions
Find a quarter (1)
Find a quarter (2)

Block 3 – Week 6
 Lesson 1
Step: Find a quarter (1)
(Practical)
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Fold a piece of paper in half.
Fold it in half again.

You have now made quarters.

Four equal parts.
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When we split something in quarters we make

four equal parts.

4 quarters make a whole.

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Which shapes have been split into quarters correctly?

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Which shapes have been split into quarters correctly?

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Which doughnuts have been split into quarters correctly?

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Practical:
Cut the following objects on your sheet into quarters.
 Reasoning

A B C

Which shape has been correctly split into quarters?

How do you know?

C as the shape is split into four equal parts.

 Problem
solving
Draw this shape on your board.
Split it into quarters.

How did you do this?

Is there more than one way?
 Lesson 2
Step: Find a quarter (1)
 Fluency
Which shapes have been quartered correctly?

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Sort the shapes into the table below.

Quarters Half
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Which pictures represent a quarter?

Quarter Not a quarter

 Reasoning

If both cakes are split in

quarters, I will have 6
quarters altogether.

Is Gina correct?

No, Gina is not correct.

There will be 8 quarters in total.
 Problem
solving

Which number frame can be split into quarters the easiest?

Explain your answer.

The 4-frame as 4 can be easily quartered.

The 3-frame is harder to split as it has an odd number of dots.
 Lesson 3
Step: Find a quarter (2)
(Practical)
 Fluency
To find a quarter of an amount, we can share equally between four
groups. For example, a quarter of 4 …

1
A quarter of 4 = _______
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A quarter of 16 = 4
_______
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2
A quarter of 8 = _______
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A quarter of 12 = 3
_______
 Reasoning

A quarter of 8 = 4.

Spot the mistake.

The counters should be split into 4 equal groups (not 2).

A quarter of 8 is 2.
 Problem
solving

When we find a quarter of an even number,

it will give a whole number answer.

Always, sometimes or never? Explain how you know.

Sometimes.

For example,
8 – A quarter of 8 is 2.
6 – A quarter of this even number will not have a whole number answer.
 Lesson 4
Step: Find a quarter (2)
 Fluency

Complete the sentences.

8
The whole is ______.

8 =
A quarter of ______ 2
______.

4
The whole is ______.

4 =
A quarter of ______ 1
______.
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Complete the sentences.

12
The whole is _____.

12 =
A quarter of _____ 3
_____.

20
The whole is _____.

20 =
A quarter of _____ 5
_____.
 Fluency
Complete the sentences.

Half of 8 = 4 Quarter of 8 = 2

Half of 20 = 10 Quarter of 20 = 5

Half of 16 = 8 Quarter of 16 = 4
 Problem
solving
Match the problem to the answer.

Quarter of 16 = 3

Quarter of 8 = 2

Quarter of 12 = 4
 Reasoning

Quarter of 16 > 5.

Is Jack correct? Explain how you know.

No. Quarter of 16 = 4.
Therefore, a quarter of 16 < 5.
 Problem
solving

What is a half of a quarter of 8?

Explain how you know.

A quarter of 8 = 2.
Half of 2 = 1.

Make up your own number stories.

 Lesson 5
Step: Consolidation