GRADE 3 MIDTERM 1 MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES.

STRAND : NUMBERS

SUB-STRAND : FRACTIONS

A fraction is a part of  something whole. Look at the pictures below. 

This is 1/8. It is called an eighth ( 1 part of 8 parts).

This one is 1/4. It is called a quarter ( 1 part of 4 parts).

This is 1/2. It is called a half (1 part of 2 parts).

A quarter is written as  ¼

A half is written as ½

An eighth is written as 1/8

ACTIVITY  1.
Ask your parent to give you an orange. Tell him/her to cut it into two halves. Show him or her what is a half.
Then tell the parent to cut it again to get 4 quarters. Show the parent what a quarter is. Give each quarter to other members of the family.

ACTIVITY 2

1. One out of two is written as ___

2. One out of four is written as ____.

3. One out of eight is written as_____

4. One eighth is ______

5. One quarter is ____

6. ½ of 4 is ______

7.   ½  of 8 is _____

8. ½ of 12 is _____

9.  ½ of 6 pens is ___

10.   ½ of 2 pencils is ___