L4 Recognise and Find Three Quarters

Working Without Worksheets – Year 2 Fractions: Finding Three Quarters (3/4) This Working Without Worksheets lesson helps Year 2 pupils move forward in their fractions journey by learning how to find and record three quarters (3/4) of shapes and quantities. Using visual models, practical sharing, and hands-on activities, children gain confidence in recognising that 3/4 means 3 out of 4 equal parts. The lesson begins with a starter activity: Recap prior learning in fractions, multiplication and division, and addition and subtraction. Revisit quarters and show how we can count around a shape in quarters: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4. Model saying the fractions out loud, so children begin to connect notation with spoken fractions. In the main input, children explore three quarters in detail: Use a bar model split into 4 equal parts, reinforcing that each is 1/4. Shade one part (1/4), then two parts (2/4, or half), then a third part (3/4). Demonstrate with a square to reinforce the concept visually. Use a chocolate bar with 12 pieces to show: 3/4 of 12 = 9. Support children to practise on whiteboards, completing sentences such as “3/4 of 20 is 15.” using counters if needed. For the independent activity, children use butterfly templates to explore 1/4, 2/4, and 3/4: Provide pots of counters (numbers chosen to divide equally into 4 groups). Children share counters equally between the 4 wings. Record answers in books: “1/4 of ___ = ___, 2/4 of ___ = ___, 3/4 of ___ = ___.” Repeat with at least 3 different totals for varied practice. As a creative option, provide small butterfly outlines for children to stick into books and use bingo dabbers to show spots on wings instead of counters. The plenary consolidates learning: Share examples and discuss how we can see 3/4 as almost a whole (with 1/4 left). Reinforce fraction vocabulary: quarter, numerator, denominator, three quarters, equal parts, whole. Link back to equivalence: compare 2/4 and 3/4 to show progression from half to al