Decimals and Percentages - Decimals as Fractions (2) - Planning

The Year 5 lesson on 'Decimals as Fractions (2)' is part of the Spring term curriculum focusing on Decimals and Percentages. The lesson aims to deepen students' understanding of decimal numbers, both simple and more complex, and their equivalent fractions. Students begin by revisiting their prior knowledge through a starter activity, followed by class teaching that uses visual aids like a 100-square to demonstrate how to write decimal numbers as fractions. Through partner discussions and interactive slides, children are encouraged to convert various models into equivalent decimals and fractions, paying particular attention to mixed numbers that represent values greater than one whole.

Subsequent activities involve a number line exercise where students identify decimal values between whole numbers and express them as fractions. They also tackle a conversion table challenge, filling in missing representations of given decimal figures. Group work enhances reasoning skills, with tasks such as writing decimals in different forms, debunking misconceptions about converting fractions to decimals, and generating multiple decimal numbers from given digits. The lesson concludes with independent work on fluency and reasoning, while the plenary session involves a reflective 'Give me five' activity where students consolidate their learning about the relationship between decimals and fractions, discuss the skills they've used and found challenging, and make commitments to remember key concepts from the day's lesson. Differentiated worksheets cater to varying levels of proficiency, from working towards fluency to achieving greater depth in understanding decimals and fractions.