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Fractions KS2

This collection is one of our Primary Curriculum collections - tasks that are grouped by topic.

Fair Feast
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Fair feast

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5 to 11
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Here is a picnic that Petros and Michael are going to share equally. Can you tell us what each of them will have?

Fraction Match
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Fraction match

Age
5 to 11
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A task which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.

A4 Fraction Subtraction
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A4 fraction subtraction

Age
7 to 11
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This task offers opportunities to subtract fractions using A4 paper.

Tumbling Down
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Tumbling down

Age
7 to 11
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Watch this animation. What do you see? Can you explain why this happens?

Would You Rather?
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Would you rather?

Age
7 to 11
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Would you rather: Have 10% of £5 or 75% of 80p? Be given 60% of 2 pizzas or 26% of 5 pizzas?

Fractional Triangles
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Fractional triangles

Age
7 to 11
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Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.

Fractional Wall
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Fractional wall

Age
7 to 11
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Using the picture of the fraction wall, can you find equivalent fractions?

Bryony's Triangle
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Bryony's triangle

Age
7 to 11
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Watch the video to see how to fold a square of paper to create a flower. What fraction of the piece of paper is the small triangle?

Matching fractions
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Matching fractions

Age
7 to 11
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Can you find different ways of showing the same fraction? Try this matching game and see.

Round the Dice Decimals 2
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Round the dice decimals 2

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?

Round the Dice Decimals 1
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Round the dice decimals 1

Age
7 to 11
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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
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Linked chains

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Can you find ways to make twenty-link chains from these smaller chains? This gives opportunities for different approaches.

A4 Fraction Addition
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A4 fraction addition

Age
7 to 11
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Try adding fractions using A4 paper.

More Fraction Bars
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More fraction bars

Age
7 to 11
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What fraction of the black bar are the other bars? Have a go at this challenging task!

Extending Fraction Bars
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Extending fraction bars

Age
7 to 11
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Can you compare these bars with each other and express their lengths as fractions of the black bar?

Chocolate
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Chocolate

Age
7 to 14
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There are three tables in a room with blocks of chocolate on each. Where would be the best place for each child in the class to sit if they came in one at a time?

Forgot the Numbers
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Forgot the numbers

Age
7 to 11
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On my calculator I divided one whole number by another whole number and got the answer 3.125. If the numbers are both under 50, what are they?

Fractions in a Box
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Fractions in a box

Age
7 to 11
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The discs for this game are kept in a flat square box with a square hole for each. Use the information to find out how many discs of each colour there are in the box.

Light Blue - Dark Blue
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Light blue - dark blue

Age
7 to 11
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Investigate the successive areas of light blue in these diagrams.
Andy's Marbles
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Andy's marbles

Age
7 to 11
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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.

Route Product
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Route product

Age
7 to 11
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Find the product of the numbers on the routes from A to B. Which route has the smallest product? Which the largest?

Doughnut percents
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Doughnut percents

Age
7 to 14
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A task involving the equivalence between fractions, percentages and decimals which depends on members of the group noticing the needs of others and responding.
Fraction Lengths
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Fraction lengths

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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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?



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