These activities are curriculum-linked, reflecting a progression in ideas associated with fractions, but crucially also offer opportunities for learners to develop their problem-solving and reasoning skills.
A bowl of fruit
Halving
These pictures show squares split into halves. Can you find other ways?
Round the dice decimals 2
What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Round the dice decimals 1
Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Linked chains
Can you find ways to make twenty-link chains from these smaller chains? This gives opportunities for different approaches.
Andy's marbles
Andy had a big bag of marbles but unfortunately the bottom of it split and all the marbles spilled out. Use the information to find out how many there were in the bag originally.
Fraction lengths
Can you find combinations of strips of paper which equal the length of the black strip? If the length of the black is 1, how could you write the sum of the strips?
Spiralling decimals
Take turns to place a decimal number on the spiral. Can you get three consecutive numbers?