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A fraction is a number, not a pair of numbers. Children only see that once they have looked at many shapes cut into equal parts and asked the same two questions every time: how many equal parts is the whole cut into, and how many of them are shaded? These sheets ask exactly that, with pies and bars side by side, so that 2/4 and 1/2 can be seen to cover the same amount.
Best for ages 6–10
Halves and quarters appear around 6 or 7, thirds and sixths around 8, and comparing or adding fractions from about 9 or 10. Shapes and folding come long before written rules.
Because each hides something the other shows. Pies make "part of a whole" obvious; bars make it easier to compare sizes and later to place fractions on a number line.
Ask two separate questions every time: how many equal parts in total, then how many are coloured. Write the total underneath first; the shaded count goes on top.
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