Year 1 and 2 Mixed Age Fractions Step 3 Resource Pack

Step 3: Year 1 and 2 Mixed Age Fractions Resource Pack

Year 1 and 2 Mixed Age Fractions Step 3 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving resources for this step which covers Year 1 Halving a Quantity and Year 2 Recognise a Half for Spring Block 2.

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This Year 1 and 2 Mixed Age Fractions Step 3 pack includes:

• Year 1 and 2 Mixed Age Fractions Step 3 Teaching PowerPoint with examples.
• Year 1 Halving a Quantity Varied Fluency with answers.
• Year 1 Halving a Quantity Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.
• Year 2 Find a Half Varied Fluency with answers.
• Year 2 Find a Half Reasoning and Problem Solving with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 1: (1F1a) Recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity

Mathematics Year 1: (1M1) Compare, describe and solve practical problems for lengths and heights [for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half]

Mathematics Year 2: (2F1b) Write simple fractions for example, 1/2 of 6 = 3

Differentiation for Year 1 Halving a Quantity:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support halving quantities to 20.
Expected Questions to support halving quantities to 30.
Greater Depth Questions to support halving quantities to 50.

Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether a number of cubes (out of 9 or 12, coloured sections grouped) have been halved correctly or not.
Expected Explain whether a number of cubes (out of 16 or 20) have been halved correctly or not.
Greater Depth Explain whether a number of cubes (out of 36) have been halved correctly or not.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing A number to 10 has been halved incorrectly. Find the total and determine what half of the number should be.
Expected A number to 30 has been halved incorrectly. Find the total and determine what half of the number should be.
Greater Depth A number to 50 has been halved incorrectly. Find the total and determine what half of the number should be.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Problem Solving)
Developing Solve a simple one step word problem that requires halving a number to 20.
Expected Solve a one step word problem that requires halving a number to 40.
Greater Depth Solve a two step word problem that requires halving a number to 50.

Differentiation for Year 2 Find a Half:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support finding a half by dividing the whole number into two equal parts, using images only.
Expected Questions to support finding a half by dividing the whole number into two equal parts, using images and text.
Greater Depth Questions to support finding a half and whole numbers, using some images arranged at random and text.

Reasoning and Problem Solving
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether the given answer is correct when solving a word problem to find a half. Images are in arrays.
Expected Explain whether the given answer is correct when solving a word problem to find a half.
Greater Depth Explain whether the given answer is correct when solving a two-step word problem to find a half.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Problem Solving)
Developing Using all of the digit cards, complete the 2 equations to find half of a whole number.
Expected Using some of the digit cards, complete the 2 equations to find half of a whole number.
Greater Depth Using some of the digit cards, complete the 3 equations to find half of a whole number.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Solve a word problem using knowledge of finding half of a whole number, using a one-step question and arranged images.
Expected Solve a word problem using knowledge of finding half of a whole number.
Greater Depth Solve a word problem using knowledge of finding half of a whole number, using two-step questions without images.

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