Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions

What this means, in plain words

An improper fraction is top-heavy, worth more than one whole. A mixed number writes the same amount as a whole number and a fraction side by side.

A fraction describes part of a whole, or part of a set, once the whole has been split into equal pieces.

Number work here is about how our number system is built, and about knowing what a number is worth rather than just how it is spelled.