A lesson starter with seven questions on simplifying fractions for Year 6 maths. Pupils simplify fractions like 12/16 and 18/27 using common factors, tick the one fraction of four that can still be simplified, rewrite 3/4 with a denominator of 8, then order 1/2, 5/6 and 2/3. Answer key included. Matched to two England National Curriculum fraction objectives.
Number — fractions (including decimals and percentages)
“Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination”
The first and third sections practise both halves of this objective.
Number — fractions (including decimals and percentages)
“Compare and order fractions, including fractions > 1”
The final questions order fractions once denominators match.
Pupils simplify fractions such as 12/16 using highest common factors.
Four fractions; pupils tick the one that can still be simplified.
Rewriting fractions with common denominators and ordering 1/2, 5/6 and 2/3.
Lesson starter
Seven questions warm the class up before adding fractions with different denominators.
Retrieval practice
Revisit mid-term to keep common factors fresh.
Intervention group
The odd-one-out task surfaces the misconception that all fractions simplify.
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