Y6

Maths

Add and Subtract any Two Fractions Reasoning and Problem Solving

Worksheet
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Give your class the opportunity to apply their fractions knowledge to this Year 6 Add and Subtract any Two Fractions Reasoning and Problem Solving resource. We've compiled two problem-solving style questions and a reasoning style question for children to get their teeth stuck into. There are two examples of each question type to help build children's confidence in the objectives covered in this lesson. This resource has been differentiated three ways to ensure all levels of learners are supported.

An ideal resource to use as an independent task following your teaching input and after a set of varied fluency questions. Alternatively, you can use this as a homework activity, or as part of an intervention group to offer further support or additional challenge. We've included a handy answer page to aid marking or be used as a peer or self assessment tool.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination
  • Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions
  • Recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts