Students can play indepently, or in a group of 2 or 3. Whatever apple they land on, they mark an x under the matching fraction apple on their graph. When the timer rings, students total up their columns and circle which apple they have spun the most. As pupils continue through the school, into upper Key Stage 2, they continue to build on their learning. They are introduced to mixed numbers and improper fractions. They are also introduced to the concept of percentages alongside fractions and decimals. Pupils are first introduced to fractions in Year 1, where they begin to recognise a half and quarter of a shape or quantity. As they progress through Key Stage 1, they are introduced to a wider range of fractions. Whenever I do a theme, I try to incorporate a variety of standards, that encompass all of my subjects. Because fractions are sometimes difficult for younger kiddo's to understand, it's very important to SHOW these math concepts, and then to reinforce them, by having students follow up with several hands-on activities. If you teach first grade, these fraction lessons will help with the Common Core State Standard: 1.G.3

D’Abrosca B, Pacifico S, Cefarelli G, Mastellone C, Fiorentino A (2007) ‘Limoncella’ apple, an Italian cultivar: phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activity. Food Chem 104:1333–1337 In Year 2 pupils need to be able to recognise, find, name and write fractions \frac{1}{3}, \ \frac{1}{4}, \ \frac{2}{4} and \frac{3}{4} of lengths, shape, a set of objects or quantity. Fractions in lower KS2Karaman S, Tutem E, Baskan KS, Apak R (2012) Comparison of antioxidant capacity and phenolic composition of peel and flesh of some apple varieties. J Agric Food Chem 93:867–875

Wolfe K, Xianzhong W, Rui Hai L (2003) Antioxidant activity of apple peels. J Agric Food Chem 51:609–614 Unlike Fractions are fractions with different denominators. So, 1/5, 5/8, and 9/12 are all unlike fractions. Which of these fractions is bigger? 1/4 or 4/13? In this topic, we will look at the best way to compare fractions. Since unlike fractions have different denominators, we can compare them as follows: Unlike fractions with the same numerator In the above diagram, the circle is divided into 4 equal parts. Each part is one-fourth. Fraction also represents the collection.Lee KW, Kim YJ, Dae-Ok K, Lee HJ, Lee CY (2003) Major phenolics in apple and their contribution to the total antioxidant capacity. J Agric Food Chem 51:6516–6520

They also learn to count up and down in hundredths, recognise and write decimals equivalent to \frac{1}{4}, \ \frac{1}{2} and \frac{3}{4} and begin to solve problems with increasingly harder fractions. Fractions in upper KS2 Sara says ‘I ate \frac{1}{2} a pizza and my friend ate \frac{2}{4} . My friend had more than me, as she had 2 pieces’. The numerator is 3, therefore we need to multiply the answer by 3, to tell us how many sweets are \frac{3}{8} . In the fraction \(\frac { 2 }{ 6 } \),2 represents the unshaded part and six represent the total number of parts.Fractions are mainly divided into three types. They are 1. Proper Fraction 2. improper fraction 3. Mixed Fraction Answer: A proper fraction is when the numerator is smaller than the denominator. They are less than 1 and not a single one of them lie beyond 1 on the number line. Moreover, the denominator is known to represent the number of equal parts in which we divide the whole.