Fractions: halves, quarters and thirds

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This guide provides a sequence of small steps for exploring fractions, from making equal parts through to counting in fractions.

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Year level(s)	Year 1, Year 2
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Teaching resource, Teaching strategies
Format	Downloadable resources
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Questioning, Explicit teaching
Keywords	fractions, unit fractions, non-unit fractions, equivalence, reasoning, problem-solving, fluency, understanding, explicit teaching
Curriculum alignment
Curriculum connections	Numeracy
Strand and focus	Number, Build understanding
Topics	Fractions
AC: Mathematics content descriptions	ACMNA016 Recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a whole. ACMNA033 Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collections ACMNA058 Model and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 1/5 and their multiples to a complete whole
National numeracy learning progression	Interpreting fractions - InF1, InF2, InF3 Multiplicative strategies - MuS1, MuS2, MuS3
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