Y6 Mathematics

Fractions to Decimals Lesson

This Year 6 Fractions to Decimals 1 lesson covers the prior learning of tenths as decimals and hundredths as decimals before moving onto the main skill of converting fractions to decimals.

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 4: (4F6b) Recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of tenths as decimals and hundredths as decimals, before moving onto the main skill of fractions to decimals. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

PowerPoint from the old Resource Pack
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Modelling PowerPoint

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

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.

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Video Tutorials

Video Tutorials

Martin shows pupils how to convert in this Fractions to Decimals Video Tutorial.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This Year 6 Fractions to Decimals lesson covers the prior learning of tenths as decimals and hundredths as decimals before moving onto the main skill of converting fractions to decimals.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 4 Hundredths as Decimals activity includes three questions designed to check pupils' understanding of hundredths as decimals 1.

2 Varied Fluency

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This worksheet includes differentiated varied fluency questions for pupils to practise interpreting and using negative numbers in context.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 6 Fractions to Decimals activity comprises questions designed to check and consolidate pupils' understanding of converting between fractions and decimals.

2 Application

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This fractions to decimals 1 extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the fractions to decimals 1 lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of fractions to decimals 1.

Application and Reasoning from the old Resource Pack
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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This Fractions to Decimals 1 Discussion Problems 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 Challenge Activity

Interactive Challenge Activity

This Year 6 Fractions to Decimals 1 Maths Challenge checks pupils’ ability to covert fractions to decimals where the denominators can easily be converted to 10, 100 or 1,000.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

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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Consolidation of Steps 7-9 Year 6 Decimals Learning Video Clip

Consolidation of Steps 7-9 Year 6 Decimals Learning Video Clip

It’s the end of the school trip for Alex and Sophia and time for the children to head home. Pupils will need help to work out the decimal and fraction of a number of people standing at a bus stop, work out the decimal and fraction of the amount of fuel used and left in the tank of the bus, work out how much money Alex has spent both as a fraction and as a decimal and finally solve questions as part of a quiz.

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

This resource is aimed at Year 6 Expected and has been designed to give children the opportunity to consolidate the skills they have learned in Spring Block 1 Decimals. The questions are based on a selection of the same ‘small steps’ that are addressed in the block, but are presented in a different way so children can work through the pack independently and demonstrate their understanding and skills.

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Spring week 2 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets