Year 1 - Fractions

These engaging Year 1 outdoor maths lessons introduce children to halves and quarters through playful, hands-on activities. From mud pies and transient art to active games with natural resources, pupils build understanding of fractions while working collaboratively and creatively.

Lesson Plans

Finding and recognising half of shapes and objects

Introduce your children to the term half using this outdoor lesson. They’ll begin by drawing upon their existing knowledge to recognise halves of shapes, then extend this into finding half by creating various mud pies! A lesson they’re sure to remember!

Learning objective:

To find and recognise half of shapes and objects

Recognising and finding half of a quantity

The main activity of this outdoor lesson encourages your children to work collaboratively to use natural resources found in your outdoor space to find half of a quantity. This leads them nicely into the plenary activity, creating transient art to represent halves.

Learning objective:

To recognise and find a half of a quantity

Recognising and finding quarters of shapes and objects

During this outdoor lesson, your children will get active to recognise and find quarters of shapes and objects. Working practically, they’ll develop their understanding of quarters and see how this relates to the whole. An easy to set up lesson, with resources included!

Learning objective:

To recognise and find quarters of shapes and objects

Finding quarters of a quantity

Deepen your children’s understanding of quarters by asking children to use natural items found in your outdoor space to investigate finding quarters of various quantities. This outdoor lesson will encourage your children to work collaboratively, as well as challenge themselves to reason about quarters.

Learning objective:

To find quarters of a quantity

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