Fractions: Starter: Complete The Worksheet On Your Table

Keep your RAG diary cards out on the table.
Fractions 25/11/2014
Starter: Complete the worksheet on your table.

2 equal pieces 4 equal pieces
3 equal pieces
Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

6 equal pieces 8 equal pieces

Fractions
MISS KAUR
27 T H NOVEMBER 2014
KEEP YOUR RAG DIARY CARDS OUT ON THE

TABLE.
Would you prefer..?
½ of pizza 2/4 of pizza

A Fraction
Fractions mean part of a whole

Objective: to recognise basic fractions (Grade E/F)
By the end of the lesson:

All: will be able to recognise and understand the
components of a fraction
Most: will be able to write the easy fractions
Some: will be able to calculate equivalent fractions,

either using a fraction grid or multiplication

Activity – Find the fraction
Suns:
Happy Faces:
Moons:
Red:
Blue:
Yellow:

What does ½ mean?
Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole, Angles

What does ½ mean?
It means 1 part of 2 equal things

What does ½ mean?
It also means 1 thing divided equally between 2 people.
1÷2 = 1
2
1 chocolate bar divided between 2 people. What share does each
person get?

1÷2 = 1 = 0.5
2
This chocolate bar has been cut in half.
In how many ways can you write ½ ?
Whiteboards

There are 4 pieces in total.
If a thing has 4 pieces, we call it quarter.
How many of those quarters can we divide equally?

2
4

Now, there are 8 pieces in total.
We can call it eighths.
How many of those eighths can we divide equally?

4
8

8
16

16
32

Ways of writing a Half
8
2 16
4
4 16
8 32

Whiteboards
Draw a rectangle and shade in half
Now divide up that rectangle in 4 equal pieces.
½ = 2/4
Next: try with 1/3 and 1/4

Worksheet – ½ - 5 minutes

Fractions 2 - Equivalent
MISS KAUR
28 T H NOVEMBER 2014
1. KEEP YOUR RAG DIARY CARDS OUT ON THE

TABLE.
2. DO THE STARTER ACTIVITY.
Objective: to be able to write equivalent fractions without using fraction grid.

All: will be able to do equivalent fractions for a half, a quarter, a third (Level 3a)
Most: will be able to understand standard fraction-decimal-percentage

equivalents (Level 4c)
Some: will be able to understand harder equivalent fractions (Level 4b)

Section C – A half..
1 2 6
= = = = =
2 16 18 36

Section C – ½
x3
1 2 3 4
2 4 6 8
x3
Whatever you multiply the numerator by, you have to multiply the denominator with the same number.

Section C – ½
x4
1 2 3 4
2 4 6 8
x4

Section C – ½ x5
1 2 3 4 5 9 15 71
2 4 6 8 50
x5

Section C – ¼ x5
1 2 3 4 5 9
4 8 12 16 32 40 80
x5

Whiteboards Equivalent Fractions
A quarter.. x3
x2
1 2 3 5 6
4 8 12 16
x2
x3
Keywords: Equivalent fractions, Decimals, Equivalents

1÷4 = 1 = 0.25 = 25%
4
A third.. x3
x2
1 2 3 5 6
3 6 12
x2
x3

1÷3 = 1
3
Brainer Q
Two thirds.. x3
x2
2 4 6 10 20
3 6 12
x2
x3

2÷3 =
2
3
Three-Quarters.. x3
x2
3 6 9 15 18
4 8 16
x2
x3

3÷4 = 3 = 0.75 = 75%
4
x2
Card Sort activity
1 2
Two levels:
◦ Medium
◦ Hard
◦ Use your Fraction grids to help you

◦ Use your multiplication knowledge
◦ There are pictures on the cards, use them
7 14
x2
5 minutes
4
12
What is the numerator?
What is the denominator?
What does this mean?
Can you draw a picture?

Keywords: Equivalent fractions
1/12 1/12 1/9 1/9
Numerator 1/12
1/12
1/9 1/9
1/12 1/12
4 1/12
1/12
1/12
1/12
1/9
1/9 1/9
1/9
12
1/12 1/12 1/9
1/6 1/6
1/3 1/3
Denominator
1/6 1/6
• 4 things equally shared between 12 people.

• Each person gets 4/12ths, 2/6ths or 1/3rds.
• 4 out of 12 equal parts
1/6 1/6 1/3

Fractions 3
28 T H NOVEMBER 2014 MISS KAUR
1. Keep your RAG diary cards out on the table.

2. Do the starter activity.
Objective: to be able to write equivalent fractions by finding common factors

All: will be able to understand what factors are
Most: will be able to understand how to use factors to simplify equivalent

fractions (Level 4b)
Some: will be able to solve harder equivalent fractions (Level 4a)
Extension: Which fraction is bigger?

Fractions game
http://www.fractionmonkeys.co.uk/activity/
Form a queue
Let’s see who gets most correct

Equivalent fractions Remember: you have to multiply
the numerator and denominator
by the same number
x2 x3 x4 x5 x6
1 __ __ __ __ __
5

Equivalent fractions – In your books Remember: you have to multiply
the numerator and denominator
by the same number
1 __ __ __ __ __
10

1 thing shared
equally
between 10
people. Each
person gets a
1÷10 = 1 = 0.1 = 10%

1/10th
10
3÷10 = 3 = 0.3 = 30%

10
1. What fraction is equivalent to 0.5?
2. Write 0.9 as a fraction.
3. Write 50% as a fraction.

Worksheet - HOMEWORK
Hand out whiteboards

BOYS VS GIRLS
Write down your answers on the whiteboard
Let’s see who gets more questions correct
May the best team win!

Filling in the gaps
3 ?
=
4 20
What about this one?
2 ?
=
3 18
And what we do to the numerator
3 12
=
8 ?
Filling in the gaps
1 ?
=
4 32
What about this one?
3 ?
=
4 36
And what we do to the numerator
3 12
=
10 ?
2 ?
7 =
21
1 = ?
6 24
4 12
=
9 ?
3 = 18
8 ?
Fractions 4 – Simplifying
2 N D DECEMBER 2014 MISS KAUR
1. Keep your RAG diary cards out on the table.

2. Do the starter activity – Medium
Now onto the next bit…
Previously you were multiplying to get to equivalent fractions, which had bigger shares.
So, for example 1 = 4

◦ 2 8
◦ Now, you will be working backwards
◦ So, for example 3 = 1

◦ 6 2
Level 4b
Consider the fraction..

Can you find equivalent fractions to this fraction?
÷4
12
20 5
÷4
Common factors
• What are factors?
Common factors
• What are factors?
Factors are numbers you can multiply together to get another number
Common factors
What are the factors of 20?
Common factors
What are the factors of 27?
3 steps..
1. List the factors
2. Circle the common ones
3. Pick the highest one
Common factors
Highest common factor?
What is the highest common factor of 12 and 18?

Level 4b

Highest
common factor
of 12 and 20?
12
Which times 20
table has both
12 and 20 in it?
18
Which times
30 table has both
18 and 30 in it?
Can you divide both the numbers by one number? Remember factors..!
15
20 Which times
table has both
15 and 20 in it?
If you are
confident with
Consider the fraction.. this, you can carry
on with the
Can you find equivalent fractions to this fraction? Challenging part
of the sheet..
30
Which times
40 table has both
30 and 40 in it?
If you are
confident with
on with the
of the sheet..
56
Which times
63 table has both
56 and 63 in it?
If you are
confident with
on withStar
the
Q
of the sheet..
30
Which times
45 table has both
30 and 45 in it?
Worksheet
STARTER: Pick any 9 numbers from 1 - 11
Fractions 5 - Ordering
MISS KAUR
3 R D DECEMBER 2014
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Bingo!
Order yourselves..
For reference
BECAUSE I AM
NICE!
Which fraction is bigger..?
You will not have a fraction grid with you all the time.
So you need to be able to see which fraction is bigger without using grids.
3 1
OR
10 3 You can make the
denominators
same, because you
can order them
easily.
What Fraction is bigger? 1/4 or 1/9 ?
Which share is going to be bigger?
1 thing equally shared between 4 people OR 1 thing equally shared between 9 people?

What Fraction is bigger?
Amber
Are the following Red
Green
fractions bigger or Put the fractions in order from
1. 1/10 or 1/3
smaller than ½? smallest to largest.
2. 1/6 or 1/12
1. 2/3 1. 1/2 2/9 8/10 4/6 7/12
3. 1/3 or 1/8
4. 2/8 or 3/10 2. 3/4
3. 5/12 2. 2/3 4/12 6/8 1/2 1/4
5. 2/3 or 5/8
6. 7/12 or 1/2 4. 3/8
5. 4/10 3. 10/12 2/6 7/8 4/10 7/9
7. 4/6 or 3/4
8. 7/10 or 9/12 6. 4/9

Answers
Green Amber Red
1. 1/3 1. Bigger 1. 2/9 1/2 7/12 4/6 8/10
2. 1/6 2. Bigger
3. 1/3 3. Smaller 2. 1/4 4/12 1/2 2/3 6/8
4. 3/10 4. Smaller
5. 2/3 5. Smaller 3. 2/6 4/10 7/9 10/12 7/8
6. 7/12 6. Smaller
7. 3/4
8. 9/12

Housekeeping – Glue all sheets in...
Fractions 6 - Improper
MISS KAUR
4 T H DE CE MBE R 2014
KEEP YOUR RAG CARDS OUT ON THE TABLE
STARTER: REFLECTION TIME (GET STARTED STRAIGHT AWAY!)

4th December 2014
Objective: to convert to and from Mixed Numbers to Top Heavy

Fractions (Level 5)

All: will be able to write what the top and bottom numbers of a
fraction mean
Most: will be able write an improper fraction from a diagram
Some: will be able to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers
Key words: Improper, Top-heavy, Mixed numbers, Numerator, Denominator

Question
What does mean?
1 part
shaded
of 4
equal
sections
in each
whole

Question
What does mean?
5 parts shaded of 4 equal sections in each whole

Improper Fractions
This is simply when the top part of the fraction is bigger than the bottom part
Improper
Fraction or Top
Heavy Fraction
Mixed Number
How many 4’s fit into 7?

How many shaded are left over?
Improper Fraction
Write the improper fraction of the following illustration

Improper Fraction
What is the fraction for this?

Improper Fraction
Draw a diagram to represent the
fraction
1
3
4

Your Turn
Complete the worksheet
Red/ Amber – Sheet 1

Green – Sheet 2

Sheet 1
Write down:
Improper fraction

Answers

Sheet 2
Questions – Simplify where possible
Convert the following top heavy
fractions to mixed numbers Green Amber Red
= = =
= = =
= = =
= = =

Convert the following top heavy
fractions to mixed numbers Green Amber Red
= = =
= = =
= = =
= = =
Convert the following Mixed Green Amber Red
Numbers to Top Heavy Fractions
= = =
= = =
= = =
= = =

Convert the following Mixed Green Amber Red
Numbers to Top Heavy Fractions
= = =
= = =
= = =
= = =

Plenary
Has anyone come up with a rule to solve these?
Write one thing that you learned today in the

Learning Journal

Fractions 7
FRIDAY 5 T H DECEMBER 2014
KEEP RAG CARDS OUT ON THE TABLE
Starter – do it in books!
Draw a diagram to Find equivalent Simplify these Which fraction is
represent these Fractions fractions bigger?
fractions and change
into a mixed number
Has anyone Multiply the

Remember
found an easy numerator and Use fraction grids
Highest Common
way to convert denominator by if you need to!
Factor!
these? the same number
Multiple fraction activities
1. Ordering fractions – Easy
2. Ordering fractions – Medium
3. Match-up Fractions
4. Fraction Dominos
5. Improper fractions - match up to pictures

1 2 3
5 5 5 1 1 3
Ordering Fractions… 1 3 4 2 4 4
10
Think of a number that is common 4 4 5 1
between the denominators…
1 3 7
10 10 10 3
3 11 13 2 3 5
20 20 20 4 8 8
4 7 20
25 25 25 7 1 6
18 9 1 8 8 4
50 10 2
Matching cards…
Different fractions you are finding equivalent fractions for.
_2_
3
_1_
4
_1_
2
Fraction Dominoes
Remember Equivalent fractions
There are 18 in total. They all connect to each other.
1 2
2 4
Improper fractions
9 1
4
24
Reflections - Fractions
1. What type of fractions do you find challenging?
2. What do you need to do to improve that?
3. What type of fractions do you like the best?

Fractions, Decimals,
Percentages
MISS KAUR
Equivalences Game
http://www.ictgames.com/equivalence.html
Worksheet
BBC Skill wise Sheets

1. Fractions to Decimals
2. Decimals to Percentages
3. Percentages to Decimals
4. Percentages to Fractions

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Keep your RAG diary cards out on the table.

Starter: Complete the worksheet on your table.

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

KEEP YOUR RAG DIARY CARDS OUT ON THE

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

By the end of the lesson:

Most: will be able to write the easy fractions

Some: will be able to calculate equivalent fractions,

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole, Angles

It means 1 part of 2 equal things

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Next: try with 1/3 and 1/4

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

1. KEEP YOUR RAG DIARY CARDS OUT ON THE

By the end of the lesson:

Most: will be able to understand standard fraction-decimal-percentage

Some: will be able to understand harder equivalent fractions (Level 4b)

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Keywords: Equivalent fractions, Decimals, Equivalents

Keywords: Equivalent fractions, Decimals, Equivalents

Keywords: Equivalent fractions, Decimals, Equivalents

Keywords: Equivalent fractions, Decimals, Equivalents

Card Sort activity

◦ Use your Fraction grids to help you

What does this mean?

Can you draw a picture?

• 4 things equally shared between 12 people.

Keywords: Equivalent fractions

1. Keep your RAG diary cards out on the table.

By the end of the lesson:

Most: will be able to understand how to use factors to simplify equivalent

Some: will be able to solve harder equivalent fractions (Level 4a)

Extension: Which fraction is bigger?

Keywords: Numerator, Denominator, Equal parts, Whole

Let’s see who gets most correct

Keywords: Equivalent fractions, Decimals, Equivalents

Keywords: Equivalent fractions, Decimals, Equivalents

1÷10 = 1 = 0.1 = 10%

3÷10 = 3 = 0.3 = 30%

2. Write 0.9 as a fraction.

3. Write 50% as a fraction.

Hand out whiteboards

Let’s see who gets more questions correct

May the best team win!

1. Keep your RAG diary cards out on the table.