Fractions - Add and Subtract Fractions (Activity) - Starter

The educational resource from masterthecurriculum.co.uk presents a series of mathematical challenges designed for Year 6 students during the Autumn Term, specifically for Week 9, Day 4. The activities are aimed at reinforcing students' understanding of fractions, division, and geometry through a variety of exercises. One of the tasks involves a translation activity where students must determine how many squares to the left/right and up/down shape A has been moved to become shape B. This exercise helps students visualise and describe geometric transformations.

Additionally, the worksheet includes a division problem that requires rounding, where students must calculate 432 ÷ 48, as well as a multiplication problem involving 24 × 15. To demonstrate their understanding of division with remainders, students are asked to write a number story about packing balls into bags, with the solution showing that 4,583 balls can be evenly distributed into 763 bags with a remainder of 5 balls. The exercises are designed to foster fluency in mathematical concepts, promote problem-solving skills, and encourage students to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios.