We found out that if we cut a strip of paper in half, we get two equal pieces and if we cut a strip of paper into quarters we get four equal pieces! We experimented with different shapes through the mathletics program and found that if you shade some parts of shape, you can make fractions like 3/4, 1/4 and even 4/4 which equals a whole!
We thought we would put our fraction knowledge to the test and make some delicious fraction fairy bread! With the help of Mrs. Hughes, we had to decide whether we would cut our bread into halves or quarters. We then had a variety of coloured sprinkles to choose from and we had to record what fraction was a particular colour.
We had some great designs! Some of the children even worked out that if you had 2/4 the same colour, it is exactly the same as a half.
A little video that we watched in class which the children absolutely loved! The voices are great as well as the teaching of fractions :)
A big thank you to Mrs. Hughes who came in to help :)
Miss Prowse
