Percentages KS2/Second Level Anchor Charts

A bright and engaging set of Percentages Anchor Charts designed for pupils working within Second Level Curriculum for Excellence.

This colourful 8-page resource supports learners in developing a secure understanding of percentages through clear explanations, visual models, worked examples and real-life contexts.

What’s included?

The pack contains 8 full-page anchor charts covering:

• What are percentages?
• Percentages, fractions and decimals
• Percentages on a hundred square
• Finding simple percentages
• Finding a percentage of an amount
• Percentage increase and decrease
• Percentages in real life
• Problem solving with percentages

Skills covered include:

• Understanding that percent means out of 100
• Recognising and using the % symbol
• Connecting percentages with equivalent fractions and decimals
• Using hundred squares to represent percentages visually
• Finding common percentages such as 50%, 25%, 10%, 5% and 1%
• Using known percentages to calculate other amounts
• Finding percentages of quantities
• Calculating percentage increases and decreases
• Applying percentages to discounts, test scores, surveys, probability and everyday situations
• Solving percentage word problems step by step

Each poster includes:

• Clear, child-friendly explanations
• Colourful visual representations
• Hundred squares and fraction models
• Worked examples
• Key mathematical vocabulary
• Helpful reminders and shortcuts
• Real-life applications
• Short “Try it!” questions for pupil practice

Perfect for:

• P5–P7 learners
• Second Level Numeracy and Mathematics
• Whole-class maths teaching
• Maths working walls
• Classroom displays
• Guided maths groups
• Revision and consolidation
• Independent learning
• Maths reference folders
• Pupils who benefit from visual and step-by-step support

The resource progresses from introducing the meaning of percentages to applying percentage knowledge in more complex calculations and problem-solving situations.

Clear links between fractions, decimals and percentages help pupils see how the different representations are connected, while familiar percentages such as 50%, 25% and 10% provide accessible strategies for mental calculation.

Real-life contexts including sales, test scores, surveys, battery percentages and price changes help make percentage learning purposeful and meaningful.

The consistent, colourful primary-style design makes the charts easy to navigate and ideal for displaying throughout a percentages topic.

Simply print the full set for your maths working wall, introduce individual posters alongside lessons, or add them to pupil maths folders and reference books.

Curriculum: Curriculum for Excellence
Level: Second Level
Subject: Numeracy and Mathematics
Topic: Percentages
Pages: 8

A practical and visually engaging classroom resource for helping Second Level learners build confidence and develop a secure understanding of percentages.