Y6 Mathematics

Percentage of an Amount 1 Lesson

This Year 6 Percentage of an Amount lesson covers the prior learning of converting fractions to percentages before moving onto the main skill of finding the percentage of an amount.

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 6: (6R2) Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages [for example, of measures, and such as 15% of 360] and the use of percentages for comparison

Mathematics Year 6: (6F11) Recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of converting fractions to percentages, before moving onto the main skill of percentage of an amount 1. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

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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 Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Percentages of an Amount Video Tutorial 1, Ivan shows pupils how to find 1%, 10%, 25% and 50% of different amounts.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This worksheet recaps prior learning of converting fractions to percentages before moving onto the main skill of finding the percentage of an amount.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 6 Fractions to Percentages Game checks pupils' understanding of converting fractions to percentages.

2 Varied Fluency

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Worksheet

Worksheet

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

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Interactive  Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 6 Percentage of an Amount Reasoning Practice 1 checks pupils' understanding of identifying, calculating and comparing 1%, 10%, 25% or 50% of any given amount.

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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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Worksheet

Worksheet

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

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This Percentage of an Amount 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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Extension

Extension

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

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Interactive Challenge Activity

Interactive Challenge Activity

This Year 6 Percentage of an Amount 1 Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils' ability to find 50%, 25%, 10% and 1% of any amount.

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 Pack

Consolidation Pack

These Percentages worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 6 Spring Block 2.

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Spring week 4 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets