In Room 16 we are learning about Fractions. We wia>ll be folding, cutting and sharing all sorts of things into halves, quarters, thirds, fifths,sixths and more! Watch this video that explains fractions:
WALT ... find the fractions of colours in our smarties packets On Monday we counted the number of smarties in our packets, then found out the fraction of colours in the box. After we had completed our worksheet we got to eat the smarties. Just goes to prove .... fractions are fun!
We also learnt a fun way to remember the numerator and denominator ... remember that denominator starts with d which is the first letter of the word down which is where the denominator is eg
The top number tells how many slices you have and the bottom number tells how many slices the pizza was cut into. Numerator / Denominator
We call the top number the Numerator, it is the number of parts you have.
We call the bottom number the Denominator, it is the number of parts the whole is divided into. Numerator Denominator You just have to remember those names! (If you forget just think "Down"-ominator)