What to do with this activity?
A fraction is a part of a whole thing - for instance part of a cake or pizza. Work out fractions the next time you are having pizza or cake at home!
In maths, a fraction is written with a number on top and another number on the bottom. The bottom number tells you how many parts the whole thing has been divided into. For example, if you cut a pizza into eight slices, the bottom number of the fraction will be 8.
The top number tells you how many of those parts you are talking about. For example, if I take five slices, then the top number of the fraction will be 5. So the maths fraction that tells you about my five pieces, taken out of a pizza cut into eight pieces, will be written as 5/8.
Find out more about fractions on the maths is fun website and see the pizza fractions game from Soft Schools.
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Why am I doing this?
Everyday activities, like shopping and taking journeys provide a great opportunity for your child to practise maths skills by recognising patterns, counting out amounts, working out the best value, weighing and understanding money or understanding timetables and estimating your time of arrival!
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How can I do more?
Estimating is a very useful maths skill for everyday life – helping you decide if you have enough money to pay for a number of items or enough paint to paint a room. Encourage your child to estimate, for example, how many potatoes you will need for dinner or how much money to buy the shopping.
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