Fraction of an amount

A complete lesson for first teaching how to find a fraction of an amount.

Activities included:

Starter:
A matching activity, where pupils pair up shapes with the same fraction shaded.

Main:

• Some highly visual examples of finding a fraction of an amount, using bar modelling.
• Some examples and quick questions for pupils to try (these don’t use bar modelling, but I guess weaker pupils could draw diagrams to help).
• A set of questions with a progression in difficulty, from integer answers to decimal answers to some sneaky questions where the pupils need to spot that the fraction can be simplified.
• An extension task where pupils arrange digits (with some thought) in order to make statements true.

Plenary:
A nice visual odd-one-out puzzle to finish, that may well expose a few misconceptions too.

Optional, printable worksheets and answers included.

Please review if you buy as any feedback is appreciated!