Max Maths, Year 6, Learn together, Finding percentages of quantities and shapes (1)

The Max Maths Year 6 resource facilitates learning about finding percentages of quantities and shapes through interactive exercises. In one such activity, students are presented with a 100-grid filled with coloured squares to visually understand the concept of percentages. They are tasked with determining what portion of the grid is taken up by different colours, each representing a specific percentage of the total grid. For instance, they observe that 3 red squares on the grid translate to 3 out of 100, which is mathematically represented as 3/100, equalling 0.03 or 3% of the grid. Similarly, 8 orange squares make up 8/100 of the grid, which is 0.08 or 8%.

The exercise continues with blue and green squares, where students apply the same method to find their percentages. They calculate that 20 blue squares correspond to 20 out of 100, which simplifies to 0.20 or 20% of the entire grid. Moreover, 35 green squares represent 35/100, which is 0.35 or 35% of the grid. This visual and numerical approach helps students to grasp the concept of percentages in a tangible and relatable manner, providing a foundation for understanding how percentages represent parts of a whole in various contexts.