Teaching mathematics
The fraction wall
Figure 1 shows a fraction wall divided into strips of the same length which can be split into equal parts. The fraction wall can be used to identify equivalent fractions.
Figure 1 Fraction wall
Activity 2 Finding equivalent fractions
Allow 5 minutes
Use the fraction wall to find as many fractions as you can that are equivalent to .
Use the fraction wall to find as many fractions as you can that are equivalent to .
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