Fractions Vocabulary

Splitting a whole into equal groups

• whole

• unit fraction

• partition

• multiply

a whole split into 3 equal parts

• halves

• thirds

• fourths

• fifths

• tenths

A fraction is

• a made up story

• a part of a whole

• a whole number and a part

A number that names part of a whole or part of a group

• partition

• segment

• fraction

• whole

All the parts of a shape or group

• whole

• fraction

• unit fraction

• numerator

What is a unit fraction?

• a symbol that names equal parts of a whole

• to break items into equal parts

• a fraction with a numerator of 1

The part of the fraction above the fraction bar, which tells how many parts are being considered (or counted)

• numerator

• unit fraction

• denominator

• partition

What is a fraction?

• A fraction is cutting up paper

• A fraction is shading in paper

• A fraction shows equal parts of a whole

• A fraction shows unequal parts of a whole

The part of the fraction below the fraction bar that tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or group

• fraction bar

• numerator

• denominator

• unit fraction

Parts that are exactly the same

• numerator

• partition

• number line

• equal parts