Fractions - Unit fractions - Worksheet

The 'Fractions - Unit fractions' worksheet from Master the Curriculum presents a structured approach to teaching Year 6 students about unit and non-unit fractions. The National Curriculum objective is for students to recognise, find, name, and write fractions such as 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 2/4, and 3/4, whether they refer to a length, shape, set of objects, or quantity. To support this learning, differentiated sheets and teaching slides are provided as resources. The vocabulary covered includes terms such as fractions, quantity, unit fraction, non-unit fractions, halves, thirds, quarters, denominator, and numerator. Students are expected to understand that a unit fraction represents one equal part of a whole and that the denominator indicates the total number of equal parts.

The worksheet activities encourage fluency and precision in dealing with fractions. Students are tasked with identifying the fraction of a circled object or a shaded shape, and then determining whether these are unit or non-unit fractions. They complete tables by filling in missing fractions and comparing the sizes of different unit fractions when the whole is consistent. Reasoning and problem-solving exercises involve practical scenarios, such as determining what a number could be if a third of it equals a given value. Students use visual aids like cubes or bar models to justify their answers, fostering a deeper understanding of the concepts. Additionally, the worksheets are designed to cater to various levels of proficiency, with tasks ranging from support with vocabulary and equal splitting of bars to tackling more complex shapes and missing parts of tables.