In maths we have been learning about fractions and we have been making fraction guidebooks. We have done this blog post to show you what fractions are, (if you haven’t seen them!) A fraction is a part of a whole. It is split up into equal sections. You call that a fraction of a whole. Here are some examples of some fractions. 

This is a fraction wall. It shows you parts of the wall, split up into equal sections. Here is what Uma’s fraction book says: WHAT IS A FRACTION?
A fraction is part of a whole. In a fraction there are special name for the top and bottom number. The top number is called the numerator and the bottom number is called the denominator.                                                         This circle you see here is 2/3s because if you imagine that one of the sections is coloured in then it would be 1/3 but because two of the sections are coloured in, then it’s 2/3. If all of it was coloured in then it would be 3/3 or 1 whole.

Here are a few examples of a fraction:

1/4 = 1 quarter

1/2 = 1 half

2/6 = two sixths

By Cerys and Isobel