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Unit Fractions & Models

Build understanding of unit fractions using equal parts and visual models before moving through the Year 3 Fractions pathway.

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Learning Intention

Students will model and represent fractions of shapes and collections.

Australian Curriculum

AC9M3N04

Recognise and use different models to represent the unit fractions 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and their multiples. Combine fractions with the same denominator to complete the whole using part-whole understanding.

Teacher Notes

Use fraction circles and counters. Start with unit fractions.

Skills Practised

  • Fractions of shapes
  • Fractions of collections
  • Unit fractions
  • Combining fractions with the same denominator

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Next: Multiples of Unit Fractions

Once students can recognise and represent unit fractions, move to multiples of unit fractions.

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Practising Fractions of Shapes and Collections

A fraction describes equal parts of a whole or a collection. A unit fraction has a numerator of 1, such as one-half or one-third. The denominator tells how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

Use a Fraction Strategy

  1. Check that the whole has been divided into equal parts.
  2. Count the total equal parts to identify the denominator.
  3. Count the selected parts to identify the numerator.
  4. Say the fraction aloud and check that it matches the picture or collection.

Talk About Collections

Fractions can describe groups of objects as well as shapes. For example, if 8 counters are shared equally into 4 groups, one group represents one-quarter of the collection.

Check Your Thinking

Ask: Are the parts equal? What is the whole? How many parts are there altogether? How many parts are being described?