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Grade 2 · Math · Unit 6 of 18

Fractions of a Whole

Equal parts: halves, thirds, fourths and more

What your child practises

A fraction names equal parts of one whole. Children read unit fractions such as 1/4 and 1/8, learn that more equal parts means smaller parts, and name fractions like 3/4 from a picture. All wholes are cut into 10 or fewer equal parts.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Nunavut Mathematics K–6 (2025), 2.N.1.7 · wholes, halves and quarters

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practise.

  1. The bottom number tells how many equal parts.
  2. The top number tells how many parts we mean.
  3. 1/4 is one of four equal parts.

Example: A pizza has 3 equal slices. What fraction is one slice? There are 3 equal parts. One slice is 1 of 3. Answer: 1/3

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A pizza is cut into 3 equal slices. What fraction is one slice?

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    • 1/4
    • 1/3
    • 3/1

  2. Question 2

    Which shape is cut into equal parts?

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    • a square cut into 4 parts of different sizes
    • a square with no lines
    • a square cut into 4 parts that are all the same size

  3. Question 3

    What fraction of the shape is shaded?

    • 3/4
    • 3/3
    • 3/5

  4. Question 4

    Which is the bigger piece: 1/8 or 1/3?

    • 1/8
    • 1/3

  5. Question 5

    1/5 means one of how many equal parts?

    • 5
    • 6
    • 4

  6. Question 6

    Which fraction is one third?

    • 1/5
    • 1/2
    • 1/3

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