ABSTRACT
Find different ways to break the bar into quarters. Break the bar into four equal pieces. Do all the pieces look the same? How many pieces are there in a quarter of the bar? Three. Why is a quarter of a bar written as ¼? The notation means one shared into four
parts; or 1 divided by 4; the fraction notation looks like the division sign [÷]. Find different ways to break the bar into thirds. How many pieces are there in a third of the bar? Four. Why is a third written as ⅓? It means a whole one shared into three parts. Are there other fractions of the bar that you can make? For example, sixths,
twelfths.
