Y6

Maths

Add and Subtract Simple Fractions Prior Learning

Worksheet
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Consolidate what your children have previously learned about addition and subtraction of fractions and prepare them for new learning with this Year 6 Add and Subtract Simple Fractions Prior Learning resource.

This worksheet presents children with a mixture of six questions focussed on adding and subtracting fractions, covering varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving, which are scaffolded by a range of pictorial representations.

Complete with answers to save you time and support self or peer assessment, this worksheet is ideal for use in class or at home.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number [for example, 2/5 + 4/5 = 6/5 = 1 1/5 ]
  • Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and denominators that are multiples of the same number