Fractions - Equivalent Fractions (2) - Starter

The Spring Term for Year 4 includes a focus on Fractions, specifically on identifying equivalent fractions. In Week 6, the daily starter activities are designed to warm up the students' mathematical skills. The 'Fluent in Four' revision section challenges students to quickly solve a variety of problems, such as adding large numbers, understanding place value, and performing mental arithmetic. For instance, students might be tasked with adding 3,567 and 328 or calculating one less than a number composed of 67 hundreds, 50 ones, and additional tens and ones. These exercises are crafted to reinforce their numerical fluency and prepare them for the day's main lesson content.

During the fractions segment of the lesson, students engage with exercises that require them to match numbers to their correct representations and identify which fractions are equivalent. The activities are designed to deepen their understanding of the relationship between different fractions and how to express them in various forms. For example, they might be shown different fractional representations and asked to determine which ones are equivalent, such as determining if A and D or B and C are equivalent pairs. Additionally, the lesson might include practical applications, like measuring the length of pencils, to provide a real-world context for their learning and help them visualise mathematical concepts. This approach ensures that students not only learn to calculate but also to comprehend and apply their knowledge in practical situations.