Fractions of Amounts: Complete Lesson with Worksheet and Answers
A ready-to-teach maths lesson that takes students from “what is a numerator?” to solving two-step word problems, all built around one simple rule: divide by the bottom, times by the top.
What’s included
22-slide editable PowerPoint in a calm cream design with muted colours that’s easy on the eyes
Matching worksheet in Word (editable) and PDF (print-ready)
Full answer sheet for quick marking
Lesson structure
Do now and review: six quick warm-up questions on division facts and shaded fractions, with answers revealed one click at a time
Learning outcomes and key words: numerator and denominator explained with a bar model
Turn and talk: sharing 12 cookies between 3 friends, which links unit fractions to division
I do, we do, you do: first with unit fractions (⅓ of 15), then non-unit fractions (¾ of 20), all modelled with bar models
Checking for understanding: a multiple-choice question where each wrong answer points to a common mistake
Plan for error: spot Sam’s mistake (dividing by the top)
Word problems: money, cake slices, hours in a day, and a two-step challenge
Stretch it: “Always, sometimes or never true?” reasoning task
Stamp it and exit ticket: a summary of the method and three questions to check what students have learned
Worksheet (4 parts, matched to the slides)
Part A: Key words and bar models
Part B: Unit fractions, with a stretch question
Part C: Two-step fractions, with a spot-the-mistake task
Part D: Word problems, with an always/sometimes/never challenge
Why teachers like it
Speaker notes on every teaching slide, with timings, prompts and common mistakes to watch for
Clicks reveal answers one step at a time
Fully editable, so you can change numbers, add your school’s branding or adapt it for your class
Clean and uncluttered, which suits students who are put off by busy slides









