Halves and Quarters, Patterns & Tables and Shares

Part 1 — Halves and Quarters (Fractions)

What Are Fractions?

A FRACTION is a PART of a WHOLE.

• Half (½) : 1 part out of 2 equal parts
• Quarter (¼) : 1 part out of 4 equal parts
• Three-Quarters (¾) : 3 parts out of 4 equal parts

Pizza Fractions

• A pizza cut into 2 EQUAL pieces → each piece = HALF (½)
• A pizza cut into 4 EQUAL pieces → each piece = QUARTER (¼)
• If you eat 3 out of 4 pieces → you ate THREE-QUARTERS (¾)

Practice

1. Colour HALF of a rectangle.
2. If a chocolate bar has 12 pieces, how many is HALF? (Answer: 6)
3. If you share a cake equally among 4 friends, what FRACTION does each get? (Answer: ¼)

Part 2 — Play with Patterns

Number Patterns

What comes next?

• 2, 4, 6, 8, ___ , ___ → 10, 12 (adding 2 each time)
• 1, 4, 9, 16, ___ , ___ → 25, 36 (square numbers)

Shape Patterns

• Circle, Square, Circle, Square, ___ , ___ → Circle, Square
• □ □ ○ □ □ ○ ___ ___ → □ □

Secret Messages

Patterns can be CODES! A=1, B=2, C=3...

• 3-1-20 → CAT
• 4-15-7 → DOG

Part 3 — Tables and Shares (Multiplication & Division)

Multiplication Tables

Learn tables up to 10 × 10. The more you practice, the FASTER you become!

Division as Sharing

• If 20 sweets are shared equally among 4 children: 20 ÷ 4 = 5 sweets each
• If 36 books are packed in boxes of 6: 36 ÷ 6 = 6 boxes

Multiplication and Division Are OPPOSITE

• 6 × 4 = 24 → 24 ÷ 4 = 6 → 24 ÷ 6 = 4

Practice

1. 7 × 8 = ? (Answer: 56)
2. 63 ÷ 9 = ? (Answer: 7)
3. 48 students in 6 equal rows. How many per row? (Answer: 8)