Fractions - Make equal parts - Presentation

In a set of teaching slides focused on fractions, students are introduced to the concept of making equal parts. The lesson begins with a discussion on the meaning of 'equal' and progresses to various activities that require students to explore and identify equal and unequal parts. The first activity invites students to use different colours to divide a shape into equal parts in as many ways as they can find. This visual and interactive approach helps students to understand that a shape can be divided in multiple ways while still creating parts that are equal in size.

Further activities challenge students to create their own representations of equal and unequal parts, encouraging them to critically assess what makes parts equal. For example, they may be asked to group lollipops into equal or unequal sets and discuss the various methods by which this can be achieved. The lesson also includes reasoning exercises where students evaluate the work of others, such as determining which child has split a square into equal parts and why. Towards the end of the lesson, independent work reinforces the learning objectives, with tasks like ticking representations that show equal parts and splitting items into equal and unequal groups. Throughout the lesson, students are prompted to consider the nature of the whole and its parts, how to verify if parts are equal, and the different appearances equal parts can have.