Hi there! Today we're going to learn about fractions! A fraction is a special way to talk about a part of something whole. Imagine you have a delicious whole cookie, just like this one!
Now, let's cut our cookie into equal pieces! When we cut something into two equal parts, we call each part a half. Watch as we cut our cookie right down the middle!
Now let's learn about the numbers in fractions! Here's a pizza cut into four equal pieces. The bottom number four tells us the pizza was cut into four pieces. The top number one tells us we're talking about one of those pieces. So one-fourth means one piece out of four equal pieces!
Here's another example! This yummy cake is cut into three equal pieces. If we eat two of those pieces, we ate two-thirds of the cake! The bottom number three tells us the cake was cut into three pieces, and the top number two tells us we ate two of them. So two-thirds means two pieces out of three!
Great job learning about fractions! Remember, fractions help us talk about parts of things. The bottom number tells us how many equal pieces something was cut into, and the top number tells us how many pieces we have. Now you can use fractions to share cookies, pizza, and cake fairly with your friends!