Max Maths, Year 4, Try it, Identifying fractions with a total of 1

In a Year 4 Max Maths exercise aimed at identifying fractions that sum up to a total of 1, students are encouraged to engage with shaded and unshaded parts of shapes to explore the concept of fractions. The "Try it" section presents a straightforward task where children must determine the fraction represented by the shaded area of a shape and then find the fraction that represents the unshaded area, ensuring that the sum of both fractions equals 1. This activity helps to visualise the concept that a whole can be divided into parts and that these parts can be expressed as fractions.

Following the initial activity, the "Let's Practise" section provides a series of fraction addition problems, where students are given one part of a fraction and are required to find the missing part that, when added together, equals a whole (1). The problems are presented in various formats to challenge the students' understanding of fractions. For example, in one problem, students are given the fraction 1/5 and must find the missing fraction that, when combined with 1/5, equals 1. Other problems present the missing fraction first, followed by a known fraction, such as in the case where students must find what adds to 3/7 to make 1. These exercises are designed to reinforce the idea that the sum of complementary fractions is equal to a whole and to develop students' skills in identifying and working with fractional parts of a whole.