Year 6 Adding and Subtracting Fractions 10 Lesson Sequenced Pack

Give your Year 6 pupils a confident, step-by-step approach to adding and subtracting fractions with this 10-lesson sequenced pack. Perfect for SATs preparation, booster groups, or whole-class teaching, this pack is designed to build fluency and secure understanding of proper and mixed number fractions.

Unlike standalone worksheets, this pack emphasises sequencing and progression, guiding students from simple proper fractions to complex mixed-number operations, with plentiful practice, reasoning, and modelling.

What’s included?

10 sequenced lessons covering:

1. Adding proper fractions
2. Subtracting proper fractions
3. Mixed practice: adding and subtracting proper fractions
4. Converting improper fractions ↔ mixed numbers (preparing for lessons 5 to 10)
5. Adding fractions (including mixed numbers)
6. Subtracting fractions (including mixed numbers)
7. Mixed practice: adding and subtracting fractions (including mixed numbers)
8. Adding fractions (including mixed numbers)
9. Subtracting fractions (including mixed numbers)
10. Mixed practice: adding and subtracting fractions (including mixed numbers)

Each lesson includes:

• Input slides for teacher modelling
• Independent practice tasks to build fluency
• Reasoning-based plenaries to secure conceptual understanding
• Answer booklets for self-marking or teacher use

Why this pack works

• Sequenced lessons that build skills logically from simple to complex
• Designed for fluency to lower cognitive load when reasoning and problem-solving
• Plug-and-play: ready for whole-class teaching, intervention, or booster sessions
• High-quality slides and tasks save teachers planning time

Perfect for:

• Year 6 arithmetic lessons
• SATs preparation and revision
• Intervention and booster groups
• Supporting both lower attainers and high achievers