Max Maths, Year 3, Work Book, Equivalent fractions

In a Year 3 workbook dedicated to understanding equivalent fractions, Practice 3 offers a variety of activities to help students visualise and identify fractions that represent the same value. The first task requires students to look at rectangles divided into equal parts with certain sections coloured in. They must write down the fractions that correspond to the coloured parts, understanding that different fractions can describe the same proportion of a whole when the number of equal parts changes. An example is provided to guide them in recognising equivalent fractions.

Subsequent activities further explore the concept of equivalent fractions. Students are asked to circle the fraction that is equivalent to one half from a set of given fractions, ensuring they comprehend that fractions like 2/4 and 3/6 also represent a half. Another task requires them to circle all the fractions that are equivalent to one whole, reinforcing the idea that fractions like 2/2, 3/3, and 4/4 all signify a complete unit. The workbook then challenges students to write equivalent fractions for given examples, and to use visual models to demonstrate why 2/4 is equivalent to 1/2 and why 4/4 is equivalent to 3/3, thereby solidifying their understanding through both numerical and pictorial representations.