Y5 Maths
Add and Subtract Fractions Lesson
This Year 5 Add and Subtract Fractions lesson covers the prior learning of adding fractions, before moving onto the main skill of both adding and subtracting fractions.
The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.
National Curriculum Objective
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 ]
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2 Teaching Support
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Lesson Slides
These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of adding fractions, before moving onto the main skill of add and subtract fractions. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.
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Modelling PowerPoint
This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.
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Lesson Slides
These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.
1 Prior Learning
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Worksheet
This Year 5 Add and Subtract Fractions lesson covers the prior learning of adding fractions, before moving onto the main skill of both adding and subtracting fractions.
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Video Tutorial
In this Add Fractions Video Tutorial, Vanessa shows pupils how to use bar models to add fractions.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 3 Add Fractions Game checks pupils’ understanding of adding fractions.
2 Practical Activities
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Supporting Activity
This the Add and Subtract Fractions supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.
2 Varied Fluency
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 5 Add and Subtract Fractions Game checks your pupils’ understanding of adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator.
2 Reasoning & Problem Solving
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Worksheet
This add and subtract fractions extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the add and subtract fractions lesson.
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Mixed Practice
This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of add and subtract fractions.
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
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Discussion Problem
This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 5 Add and Subtract Fractions Maths Challenge checks pupils’ ability to problem solve while applying their addition and subtraction skills.
2 Homework
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Worksheet
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.
2 Additional Activities
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Year 5 Fractions Consolidation Steps 7, 8 and 9
Guiseppe the pizza maker’s niece (Chiara) and Barney the baker’s nephew (Tom) have come to visit. Guiseppe and Barney decide to break for lunch and take a walk around the rest of the food market.
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Consolidation Pack
These Fractions worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 5 Spring Block 2.
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Home Learning Pack
This Spring week 6 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets
