Understanding fractions as equal parts of a whole, identifying numerator and denominator, and recognising unit fractions.
Where your child meets this in real life: Sharing pizza equally, reading recipe measurements (½ cup), or understanding sale discounts
SEAGReady breaks understand fractions into 2 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Identify and represent unit fractions (fractions with numerator 1) such as ½, ⅓, ¼ in shapes and real-world contexts
Identify and represent non-unit fractions (fractions with numerator greater than 1) such as ¾, ⅖, ⅔
Three free sample questions from our understand fractions course. Every question comes with a full explanation, and hints that guide without giving the answer away.
Aoife cuts a cake into 4 equal slices. She takes 1 slice. What fraction of the cake does she have?
Answer: A. 1/4
The cake is cut into 4 equal slices. The denominator (bottom number) = 4 Aoife takes 1 slice. The numerator (top number) = 1 Fraction = 1/4
Stuck? Start here: Count how many equal slices the cake has been cut into.
A rectangle is divided into 5 equal parts. 3 parts are shaded. What fraction of the rectangle is shaded?
Answer: C. 3/5
The rectangle has 5 equal parts. Denominator (bottom number) = 5 3 parts are shaded. Numerator (top number) = 3 Fraction = 3/5
Stuck? Start here: Count the total number of equal parts in the rectangle.
Ciaran shares a pizza equally among 5 friends. Each friend gets 1 slice. What fraction of the pizza does each friend get?
Answer: C. 1/5
The pizza is shared among 5 friends, so it's divided into 5 equal parts. Denominator (bottom number) = 5 Each friend gets 1 slice. Numerator (top number) = 1 Fraction = 1/5
Stuck? Start here: How many equal slices is the pizza divided into?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Aisling bakes a tray of flapjacks and cuts it into 4 equal pieces to share with her friends.
If she takes one piece, what fraction of the tray does she have?
1 out of 4
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Aisling bakes a tray of flapjacks and cuts it into 4 equal pieces to share with her friends.
If she takes one piece, what fraction of the tray does she have?
Aisling has 1/4 of the tray.
The key insight: The bottom number tells you how many equal pieces the whole is cut into!
Watch out: Writing 4/1 instead of 1/4. The denominator (total parts) goes on the bottom, not the top.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in understand fractions, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.