Fractions are parts of whole things. We use them every day. For example, when we are telling the time, we might talk about half an hour. When we are sharing a pizza with five other people, we can have one sixth of the pizza each.
Teach your children about fractions using our handy topic guide!
Teaching Ideas
- Play the Sock Game. This simple activity develops tallying, estimating, fractions and probability.
- Use these activities (with worksheets) to reinforce the relationship between decimals and fractions.
- Try this great idea for creating a visual representation of fractions on your display boards.
- Teach your KS1 children all about fractions with this BBC Bitesize video, activity and interactive game.
- Take a look at this great range of lessons to help children learn about fractions.
- Try some of these interactive whiteboard / tablet-friendly activities when learning about fractions (some require Flash).
- Here are some great hands-on ways to teach your children about fractions.
Resources
- Download our popular pack of resources to teach your children about all aspects of fractions.
- Use our printable cards, showing equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages. Use them on a classroom display board or for a range of practical Maths activities!
- Download these printable resources and use them to help your children compare the sizes of different fractions!
- Use these picture puzzle challenges to review your students’ fractions skills!
- This selection of posters could be used as part of a display about fractions.
Fractions Knowledge Organiser
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Fraction Facts
- Evidence suggests that the ancient Egyptians used fractions to calculate taxes.
- It is thought that the term ‘fraction’ was first used the after the early 15th Century.
- The value of Pi (3.142…) cannot be expressed as a fraction.
Videos
Let’s Learn Fractions – Understanding Math for Kids
This video for younger children introduces fractions, numerators and denominators.
Running time: 2:39
Converting Fractions to Decimals Song
This fun song will help you remember how to convert fractions to decimals.
Running time: 3:27
Hands-On Fraction Activities
Make your own fractions kit with the instructions in this helpful video.
Running time: 8:53
Books
The Wishing Club
A charming story about what can happen when you wish upon a star and get a fraction of what you wish for.
Fractions in Disguise
What happens when a valuable fraction goes missing?
My Half Day
What happens when you wake up with half a head of hair?
The Lion's Share
What happens when guests don’t mind their manners? Find out in this tale of halving and doubling.
Full House
Explore fractions with this beautiful book about the Strawberry Inn and its Landlady, Miss Bloom.
Lift-the-Flap Fractions and Decimals
This engaging lift-the-flap book will help children understand fractions and decimals.
Links
- Have some fun in the classroom learning about fractions with these great maths games (Flash required).
- Here are some more great maths games to help your children learn about fractions.
- Explore the world of fractions and other maths concepts with this fun lego activity.
- Download these free fraction puzzles.
- Use a bar or circle to represent, compare, and perform operations with fractions with denominators from 1 to 100 on this simple iOS app.
- Visit Numberock’s fractions section for a library of helpful videos.
- Watch these fractions videos from Understanding Maths for Kids.
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