Fractions in Year 5

The primary maths programme of study continues to lay great emphasis on teaching fractions; a topic which has always proved tricky in the past. In Year 5 it is expected that children will be taught to:Compare fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same numberFind equivalent fractionsConvert mixed numbers...

Fractions in Year 4

In the National Curriculum there is a great emphasis on fractions and our Year 4 category reflects this, with an excellent range of resources.Understanding equivalence is the key; once the idea of equivalent fractions has been understood it becomes possible to compare two fractions to see which is the larger....

Fractions in Year 3

Practical work is the key to success! Children coming into Year 3 should have a sound understanding of simple fractions, especially halves, quarters and thirds. They should have had plenty of practical experience dividing shapes and sets of objects into quarters and thirds.There are several new concepts on fractions to...

Fractions in Year 1

Fortunately, the targets for children to achieve in Year 1 are simple and sensible:1F1a recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity.1F1b recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or quantity.It...

Fractions in Year 2

In Year 2 understanding and knowledge of fractions is developed to include recognising one third, two thirds, two quarters and three quarters of shapes, sets of objects, quantities and lengths.Finding fractions of shapes can involve shading in or cutting out certain amounts of a shape e.g. shading two thirds of...

Year 6 New Resources

Comparing the perimeters of different shapes is the main theme of our new Year 6 resources, alongside some rather tricky pages on finding the area of composite shapes made up of rectangles and triangles. These are typical of the kinds of question found on SAT papers. Download Now