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🧱 Equivalent Fractions

Use fraction walls and diagrams to show that 1/2 and 2/4 are the same amount — different names, same size.

lessons

~15 min

to learn

🔢 Math

subject

Ages 6–12

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What you’ll learn

Same Amount, New NameRecognise equivalent fractions using bar models.Equivalent fractions name the same amount in different ways. Shade half a bar, split it into fourths, and the same amount is now 2/4 — so 1/2 = 2/4. Different names, same size.
The Fraction WallUse a fraction wall and diagrams to find and make equivalent fractions.A fraction wall stacks halves, thirds, quarters, and more so you can line up equal widths — 2/4 sits right under 1/2. You make an equivalent fraction by splitting each part into the same number of smaller parts: 1/2 becomes 2/4, and 1/3 becomes 2/6.

Questions this course answers

Equivalent fractions are fractions that…

Equivalent fractions name the same amount in different ways.

On a fraction wall, 2/4 lines up exactly under which fraction?

2/4 has the same width as 1/2 on the wall.

Which pair is NOT equivalent?

1/2 is bigger than 1/3, so they are not equal.

If you split each half of a bar into 2 parts, 1/2 becomes…

Each half splits into 2, making four parts with two shaded: 2/4.

Grounded in trusted sources

Khan Academy Kids
PBS Kids — early math
Britannica Kids
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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