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Mixed Age Year 3 and 4 Fractions Step 1 Free Resource Pack

Mixed Age Year 3 and 4 Fractions Step 1 Resources

Step 1: Mixed Age Year 3 and 4 Fractions Step 1

Mixed Age Year 3 and 4 Fractions Step 1 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for this step which covers Year 3 Unit and Non-Unit Fractions & Year 4 What is a Fraction? for Spring Block 3.

What's included in the Pack?

This Mixed Age Year 3 and 4 Fractions Step 1 pack includes:

  • Mixed Age Year 3 and 4 Fractions Step 1 Teaching PowerPoint with examples.
  • Year 3 Unit and Non-Unit Fractions Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Year 3 Unit and Non-Unit Fractions Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.
  • Year 4 What is a Fraction? Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Year 4 What is a Fraction? Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 3: (3F1b) Recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators

Mathematics Year 4: (4F2) Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions

Differentiation for Year 3 Unit and Non-Unit Fractions:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support recognising and finding fractions of shapes (circles, squares and rectangles) and amounts. Fractions used: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 2/3, 3/4.
Images organised in grids.
Expected Questions to support recognising and finding fractions of shapes (circles, squares, rectangles and triangles) and amounts. Various unit and non-unit fractions used. Images organised in grids.
Greater Depth Questions to support recognising and finding fractions of shapes and amounts. Various unit and non-unit fractions used. Images arranged randomly.

Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Problem Solving)
Developing Match three pairs of fractions with their pictorial representations, and circle the odd one out. Fractions used: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 2/3, 3/4.
Expected Match three pairs of fractions with their pictorial representations, and circle the odd one out. Various unit and non-unit fractions used. Images organised in grids.
Greater Depth Match three pairs of fractions with their pictorial representations, and circle the odd one out. Various unit and non-unit fractions used. Images arranged randomly.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Problem Solving)
Developing Complete the gaps in a table showing fractions in numbers, words and shapes. Fractions used: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 2/3, 3/4.
Expected Complete the gaps in a table showing fractions in numbers, words and shapes. Various unit and non-unit fractions used.
Greater Depth Complete the gaps in a table showing fractions in numbers, words, shapes and amounts. Various unit and non-unit fractions used. Images arranged randomly.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Decide whether a unit fraction can be used to represent a set of objects. Fractions used: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, 2/3, 3/4. Images organised in grids.
Expected Decide whether a unit fraction can be used to represent a set of objects. Various unit and non-unit fractions used. Images organised in grids.
Greater Depth Decide whether a unit fraction can be used to represent a set of objects. Various unit and non-unit fractions used. Images arranged randomly.

Differentiation for Year 4 What is a Fraction?:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support recognising and naming unit fractions up to and including twelfths; using objects, shapes and number lines which include scales.
Expected Questions to support recognising and naming unit and non unit fractions up to and including twelfths; using objects, shapes and number lines with some indication of scale.
Greater Depth Questions to support recognising and naming unit and non unit fractions up to and including twelfths; using mixed objects, mixed shapes and blank number lines.

Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Problem Solving)
Developing Find the odd one out and redraw the unit fraction; using objects, shapes and number lines which include scales.
Expected Find the odd one out and redraw the unit or non unit fraction; using objects, shapes and number lines with some indication of scale.
Greater Depth Find the odd one out and redraw two representations of the unit or non unit fraction; using mixed objects, mixed shapes and blank number lines.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain if the image shown is a correct representation of the unit fraction; using objects and shapes up to and including twelfths.
Expected Explain if the image shown is a correct representation of the non unit fraction; using objects and shapes up to and including twelfths.
Greater Depth Explain if the image shown is a correct representation of the fraction; using a mixture of objects and shapes up to and including twelfths.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain if the unit fraction is shown correctly on a scaled number line.
Expected Explain if the fraction is shown correctly on a number line with some scales.
Greater Depth Explain if the fraction is shown correctly on a blank number line.

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