Fractions - Equivalent fractions - Starter

The 'Fluent in Four' revision segment for Year 6's Autumn Term, Week 8, Day 1, presents a series of arithmetic and reasoning tasks designed to sharpen students' mathematical skills. The first activity involves calculation exercises where pupils add together multi-digit numbers, such as 4,381 and 843, and then work with place value concepts to add quantities like four thousands, twenty-eight hundreds, and seven ones with ninety-six tens. These exercises are aimed at reinforcing students' understanding of addition and the composition of numbers.

Another task sets a real-life context, asking students to determine if Zach has enough money to buy a T-shirt, socks, and a belt with the £19 in his wallet. To solve this, students are encouraged to round the prices to the nearest pound and quickly total the approximate costs to check against Zach's budget. In addition, pupils are given a table to fill in, rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000, which helps them practice estimation and rounding skills. The final challenge involves comparing fractions using bar models, where students must identify equivalent fractions and determine the relationship between them, such as recognising that 4/10 is greater than 3/5 when represented visually.