Add and Subtract Fractions Year 5 Fractions Resource Pack

Add and Subtract Fractions Year 5 Resources

Step 7: Add and Subtract Fractions Year 5 Spring Block 2 Resources

Add and Subtract Fractions Year 5 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for Spring Block 2.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

  • Add and Subtract Fractions Year 5 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • Add and Subtract Fractions Year 5 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Add and Subtract Fractions Year 5 Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 5: (5F4) Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number

Mathematics Year 5: (5F2a) Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number [for example, 2/5 + 4/5 = 6/5 = 1  1/5 ]

Differentiation For Year 5 Add and Subtract Fractions:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support adding and subtracting fractions within one. Models and pictorial representations used.
Expected Questions to support adding and subtracting fractions, where answers may be an improper fraction that needs converting to a mixed number. Models and pictorial representations used.
Greater Depth Questions to support adding and subtracting fractions, where answers may be an improper fraction that needs converting to a mixed number. Questions will require using knowledge of equivalent fractions.

Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Identify and explain errors when adding and subtracting fractions within one.
Expected Identify and explain errors when adding and subtracting fractions where the answer may be a mixed number.
Greater Depth Identify and explain errors when adding and subtracting fractions where the answer is a mixed number and uses knowledge of equivalent fractions.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Problem Solving)
Developing Complete the question to achieve the target answer when adding and subtracting fractions within one.
Expected Complete the question to achieve the target answer when adding and subtracting fractions where the answer may be a mixed number.
Greater Depth Complete the question to achieve the target answer when adding and subtracting fractions where the answer may be a mixed number and uses knowledge of equivalent fractions.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Problem Solving)
Developing Use digit cards to make a calculation correct. Includes adding and subtracting fractions within one.
Expected Use digit cards to make a calculation correct. Includes adding and subtracting fractions where the answer is a mixed number.
Greater Depth Use digit cards to make a calculation correct. Includes adding and subtracting fractions where the answer is a mixed number and using knowledge of equivalent fractions.

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