In maths we have been working in co-operative groups to investigate how to divide a whole into equal sized pieces.  We have folded paper squares, strips and circles to make fractions and compare their sizes. The equal sized pieces are shown as the denominator or the bottom number in a written fraction.   Using plasticene we have modelled fraction problems to help us solve more challenging questions like how to equally share 3 oranges between 7 people or how much pizza would five people get if they were to share 4 pizzas equally.  We have found that making and representing thirds, fifths, sevenths and ninths is difficult because you can’t start by halving the whole.