Percentages - Fractions to percentages - Starter

In a mathematics lesson for Year 6 students, the class begins with a 'Fluent in Four' revision exercise, which is designed to strengthen their mental arithmetic skills. The task requires students to convert between different numerical representations, such as fractions to percentages. They are presented with a table where they must fill in the missing numbers, converting fractions like 50/100 and 25/20 into their equivalent percentages. This exercise helps students understand the relationship between fractions and percentages and how to express one as the other.

Another component of the lesson involves applying their numeracy skills to real-world scenarios, such as managing finances. Students are presented with a problem where a business has an initial balance of £83,235 in their account. They are then asked to calculate the final balance after the business makes two withdrawals: one of £15,116 in the morning and another of £278 in the evening. This practical application of subtraction helps students understand the importance of accuracy in financial calculations. Additionally, students work on decimal place value, specifically identifying the tenths and hundredths in numbers like 0.57 and 0.33, and completing the sums by finding the missing values that make up these decimals. This exercise reinforces their understanding of the decimal system and how to break down numbers into their constituent parts.