These upper primary activities will help develop learners' deep conceptual understanding of fractions. They supplement the tasks found in our Fractions Unpacked Feature.
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Fractional triangles
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Use the lines on this figure to show how the square can be divided into 2 halves, 3 thirds, 6 sixths and 9 ninths.
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Fractional wall
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Using the picture of the fraction wall, can you find equivalent fractions?
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Bryony's triangle
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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?
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Matching fractions
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Can you find different ways of showing the same fraction? Try this matching game and see.
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Light blue - dark blue
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Investigate the successive areas of light blue in these diagrams.
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Fractions made faster
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
Use the fraction wall to compare the size of these fractions -
you'll be amazed how it helps!
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Fraction fascination
Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
This problem challenges you to work out what fraction of the whole area of these pictures is taken up by various shapes.