Fractions - Add Mixed Numbers - Starter

The 'Fluent in Four' revision activity for Year 5 students, scheduled for Spring Term's Week 7, Day 3, offers a variety of mathematical challenges. Starting at 11:23 a.m., the students begin with multiplication exercises to warm up their arithmetic skills, such as solving 9 x 6 and finding the missing number in equations like 8 x __ = 72. They are then prompted to use bar models to aid in their calculations, for instance, adding fractions to whole numbers (3 4/1 + __ = 3 4/3). This visual tool helps students understand the concept of addition in a more concrete way.

Further exercises involve converting monetary values and comparing them using symbols. Students write amounts in pence and then use comparison symbols to determine which is greater or lesser. For example, they compare £65.18 with 6,581p, and 211p with £2.11, reinforcing their understanding of the equivalence between pounds and pence. Additionally, the task includes finding the difference between various measurements, such as four kilometres and 3,000 millimetres, or 3,500 metres and 1.9 kilometres, enhancing their skills in converting and comparing different units of measurement.