Fractions - Add Fractions Greater than 1 - Starter

During a mathematics lesson aimed at Year 5 students in the Spring Term, Week 7, Day 1, children are introduced to the concept of adding fractions greater than 1. The 'Fluent in Four' revision starter challenges students to engage with a variety of numerical problems to warm up their mathematical skills. One task requires them to perform addition with large numbers, such as adding 964 to 897. Another involves calculating a number that is 2 less than 67 tens, then adding 5 thousands, 14 tens, and 12 ones. These exercises are designed to strengthen their understanding of place value and arithmetic operations.

Students also delve into the world of fractions, starting with the addition of fractions with different denominators, such as 2/6 and 2/12, and progressing to more complex sums like adding 1/3 to an unknown fraction to make 10/12. They are further tasked with identifying missing fractions in a given sequence, enhancing their ability to recognize patterns in numbers. Additionally, they complete part-whole models for numbers represented by a series of fractions, which helps them visualise the concept of fractions as parts of a whole. This multifaceted approach to learning reinforces their comprehension of fractions, addition, and the relationship between different mathematical components.