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Understanding
Maths: Fractions for KS2
This is part of a series learning workbooks designed to help children to
understand and learn the main areas of Maths at Key Stage 2. Each book
includes full explanations and examples, structured practice questions,
interesting facts and information, progress tests and a final assessment. |
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Murderous
Maths - Fractions and Averages
Is maths making you miserable? Are you frazzled by fractions and alarmed
by averages? Don't panic. Help is at hand in "The Mean and Vulgar
Bits". Find out how fractions can save you from the toxic mutant fish
of fastbuck and travel to Planet Mean to discover how averages can be revolting. |
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Welcome to the Maths pages.
Look at the Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion
ideas and resources listed below,
or browse around the other Maths sections
using the bar above.
Fractions:
- What's
my Fraction? - A fun game which encourages children to identify
fractions. Contributed by Becca Pangbourne.
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Fractions  -
Molly Peet has sent this PDF, aimed at introducing KS1 children
to 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3.
- Fractions
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Find fractions of quantities, and identify equivalent fractions
in this SMART Notebook file.
- Follow
Me Fractions Cards
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A set of follow me cards, linked to Fractions.
- Compare and Order Fractions
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A useful worksheet which requires children to identify different
fractions, comparing and ordering them too. Contributed by Orissa
Anggita Rinjani.
- Half
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A simple worksheet, requiring children to draw a ring around half
of the objects on the page. Contributed by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
- Make a Half
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Can your children split the given shapes into half? Contributed
by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
- Finding
Quarters by Halving
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A large collection of examples, which encourage your children
to think about halving, and then quartering by halving and halving
again. Contributed by Kirsten McCormick.
- Quarter
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Draw a ring around a quarter of the items shown. Contributed by
Sherrie Bendjedidi.
- Make a Quarter
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Children have to split the given shapes into quarters. Contributed
by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
- Three Quarters
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Draw a ring around three quarters of the items shown. Contributed
by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
- Make Three Quarters
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Use this worksheet to challenge children to find three quarters
of a given shape. Contributed by Sherrie Bendjedidi.
- Finding
Fractions of Amounts
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Use the problems in these SMART Notebook slides to review how
to find fractions of amounts.
- Fraction
Dominoes
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A set of fraction dominoes, where children match the simple
pictures to the fractions. Contributed by Mary-Anne Crook.
- Equivalent Fractions
Activity - A fun and practical way of encouraging
children to think about equivalent fractions.
- Improper
Fractions
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A handy Powerpoint presentation which explains what improper
fractions are. Contributed by a visitor.
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- Fractions Display Posters
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A selection of posters which could be used as part of a display
about fractions.
- Fractions Vocabulary
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Vocabulary, linked to fractions, which could be used in a display
or for teaching purposes.
Decimals:
- Introducing Decimals -
Ideas to introduce children to the topic of decimals.
- Decimals
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Help children to understand the concept of decimals visually,
using this handy image. Contributed by Dao Mai.
- Decimal
Numbers
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Advice and information for those teaching decimals to children.
Contributed by Dao Mai.
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Larger
Decimals - How to introduce children to decimals larger
than 1.0. Also includes an activity which develops children's
understanding of the relationship between larger fractions
and decimals.
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Even
Bigger Decimals - Activities involving decimals which
are larger than those which have been covered so far.
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Decimals
Revision Quiz - A quiz to revise work covered so far (before
moving on to the more difficult concept of hundredths).
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Decimal
Place Value - An excellent worksheet which helps children
to develop their knowledge of decimal place value.
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Decimal
Number Lines - Three number lines which children can refer
to throughout the above activities.
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Decimal
Questions  -
A PDF containing questions based on money and measure, involving
decimals.
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Decimals Problems -
Worksheet with lots of questions involving decimals. Includes
answers.
- Ordering
Decimals
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Explore how to order decimal numbers using this SMART Notebook
file.
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Decimal
Squares  -
A useful worksheet to help children to get to grips with tenths
and hundredths.
- Decimals Worksheets
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A set of three worksheets (in PDF), contributed by Rachel Beattie,
which deal with a variety of decimals activities.
Percentages:
Fractions / Decimals / Percentages (combined):
Ratio and Proportion:
- Ratio Worksheet -
Worksheet which encourages children to think about ratio. Includes
answers.
- Ratio
and Proportion
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Use flags to learn about ratio and proportion, using this SMART
Notebook file.
- Ratio
and Proportion Recipes
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A set of delicious recipes, accompanied by a set of questions
about ratio and proportion. Originally created for use in Year
6. Contributed by Sophie Woodward.
- Exploring
Ratio with Gears
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Explores ratio using bike gears and adds constraints to scaffold
students to higher levels of interpretation of data. Originally
designed for Year 8 pupils and above. Contributed by Paul Stubbins.
- Complex Ratio Problem
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A problem involving ratios is given, with information about possible
ways of solving it. Contributed by Dao Mai.
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Fractions
Posters (only £2.00)
A downloadable resource:
- A set of 10 posters.
- Gives information about different fractions, helping
children with their understanding.
- A must for display walls in KS2!
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