Key Stage 1 Numeracy Homework
Year 2 Division
"Fractions"

What will this game will achieve?
This activity will help your child recognise simple fractions, halves and quarters.  It will also help them identify a half and a quarter of a whole number (16).

You will need:

                                                       
How do you play?

• Look at the box. How many ways can you cover half of the box?
  e.g.
• Encourage your child to count squares (16) and identify half (8)
  How many different ways now? - covering 8 squares
  
  Is this still half of the box covered?
• Use the green triangles. How many ways can you cover a half of the box using these?
  
  How many triangles do you need to cover half (Half of 32 is 16)
• Repeat the first three steps but try to cover a quater of the box

Keywords:

Quater
Half
Equal
Fraction
Whole

Questions to ask:

What is a half (2 equal parts)?
What is a quater (4 equal parts)?
What is half of 16? How can we work it out?
What is a quater of 16 (half of a half)?