A fill-in-the-blanks passage on mixed numbers and improper fractions for Year 5 maths. Pupils complete twelve gaps covering numerator, denominator and how to convert between the two forms, then write their own sentence defining an improper fraction using the word bank. Model answers for every gap are included. It supports the England National Curriculum objective on converting mixed numbers and improper fractions.
Number - fractions (including decimals and percentages)
“Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number”
The passage walks through the conversion process gap by gap.
A twelve-gap passage building the vocabulary of numerators, denominators and conversion.
Pupils write a sentence explaining what an improper fraction is.
Model answers for all twelve gaps and the written response.
Vocabulary focus
Use it when the maths is secure but pupils cannot yet talk about it precisely.
Intervention
Read the passage aloud with a small group, pausing at each gap.
Homework
The word bank and key make it manageable without adult help.
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