From equal shares to fraction names
Connect equal parts with the written fraction and a position from zero.
Move from counting parts in a shape to measuring the same fractional length from zero.
5 skills · Examples & practice
Start with fraction meaning
Connect equal shares, fraction names, models, and positions on a number line.
Choose your first topic
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Equal shares
Tell whether a whole is split into equal shares and name one share.
Start here when equal shares are new. - 2
Unit fractions
Name one equal share using a numerator of 1 and the correct denominator.
Builds on: Equal shares - 3
Read and build models
Match a fraction from 0 to 1 with a model of the same value.
Builds on: Unit fractions - 4
Fractions on a number line
Locate and name fractions on number lines from 0 to 1 and then from 0 to 2.
Builds on: Unit fractions, Read and build models - 5
Whole numbers as fractions
Write whole numbers from 0 to 4 as fractions and recognize when a fraction equals a whole number.
Builds on: Fractions on a number line
Come back to the idea
Two short review lessons.
Try lesson B on another day. Use the new examples to see which ideas are easier to explain.
Use the same ideas in new models
Revisit fraction meaning with fresh models and complete wholes.
If the learner can explain the whole and the part size, try equivalent fraction models. Otherwise revisit the matching skill.
Print your learning checklist.
Print this simple path card. Tick off the ideas you have tried, and circle one to revisit. No score or name needed.
Download checklist“Ask the learner to show the same fraction with a strip and on a number line. Keep the whole unit the same.”
When you’re ready
See the next path Compare and rename fractions
Once the learner can locate and name a fraction, explore different names for the same value.