Y4

Maths

Fractions of a Quantity Discussion Problem

Worksheet
Group work
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Challenge young minds to delve deeper into their fraction's knowledge with this Year 4 Fractions of a Quantity Discussion Problem. This resource presents children with two fractions problem-solving questions designed to challenge their understanding, inspire curiosity, and prompt mathematical discussions about finding fractions of a quantity.

An ideal resource to use in class with small groups or pairs to encourage discussions. Alternatively, this could be used as a homework task for children who are incredibly confident with their understanding of the objectives covered. We'd recommend using this resource after our varied fluency, reasoning and problem-solving worksheets to ensure children have the required skills to master a deeper knowledge style question. An example answer is provided for children to compare their outcomes with.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions
  • Solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities, and fractions to divide quantities, including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number