By the end of this unit, children will be able to:
learn about quarters as ‘fractions of’ discrete and continuous quantities by solving problems using shapes, objects and quantities. For example, they could recognise and find quarter of a length, quantity, set of objects or shape.
connect quarters to the equal sharing and grouping of sets of objects
connect quarters to measures, as well as recognising and combining quarters as parts of a whole.
National Curriculum Objectives
Year 1 Number: Fractions
Recognise, find and name a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity.