Take three hands-up answers, not open call-outs. Give five seconds of quiet think-time before any hands go up. Do not confirm the answer yet, the middle idea is what Watch and Notice will prove.

Two-step line: one mark between 0 and 1, one half sits on it, one jump from 0, halfway along. Ask the class to agree it's one jump from 0.

Four-step line: three marks. Have them predict all three before revealing. One quarter one jump, two quarters two jumps, three quarters three jumps. Reveal together, count the jumps across so each is confirmed. Stress every jump the same size, evenly spaced.

Two quarters lands on one half: same point, two names. This is the key moment. Don't move on until they can repeat it back.

This round is for talking it through together. Pupils take turns at the board and the class agrees or corrects out loud.

Keep the line in quarters throughout — all three fractions here sit on the four-step line. For each placement, ask 'how many jumps from 0?' and revoice a strong answer: so three quarters is three jumps when the line is cut into four. One third is deliberately held back to the Class Challenge, where the line switches to three equal steps.

These are the practice questions — pupils take turns at the board, check each answer, and the class confirms before moving on. Keep the board work brisk rather than over-explaining.

Add a how many jumps from 0? callout on each placement. The one third placement is the stretch — the line now shows three equal steps, so its mark sits after the quarter mark pupils are used to. Let the class predict where it will land before the reveal.