Complete lesson on understanding ratio, including slides, worksheet and teacher notes. Focus on conceptual understanding and reasoning. Understanding Ratio - Complete Lesson This resource is a complete lesson designed to help students understand what a ratio represents, with a focus on meaning rather than procedure. It supports students in seeing ratio as a relationship between quantities, and in connecting this understanding to parts of a whole. What’s included: Editable presentation (PowerPoint / Google Slides) Student worksheet (2 pages) Teacher notes with guidance and key questions Answer sheet Lesson focus Students will: understand what each part of a ratio represents, recognise ratio as a comparison, not a total, find the total number of shares, connect ratios to fractions of a whole, explain their reasoning clearly. How this resource can be used: This lesson is designed for whole-class teaching and structured discussion. It includes: opportunities for silent thinking, paired discussion, whole-class reasoning, a final exit ticket to check understanding. Who it is for: Lower secondary maths KS3 / early KS4 IGCSE maths Why this resource: This is not a collection of worksheets or exercises. It is a structured lesson designed to: reduce planning time, support clear explanations, promote calm, focused classrooms, build secure conceptual understanding. Maths with Intention Where maths makes sense