Percentages - Understanding Percentages - Worksheet

The 'Understanding Percentages' worksheet is a practical tool designed to help Year 6 students grasp the concept of percentages and how they relate to fractions and hundredths. The National Curriculum objective for this lesson is to solve problems involving the calculation of percentages, such as finding 15% of 360, and to use percentages for comparison. The resources provided for the lesson include differentiated sheets and teaching slides, catering to varying levels of ability. Key vocabulary terms such as 'percentage', 'fraction', 'hundredths', and 'tenths' are introduced, and students are encouraged to explore these concepts using a 100 square and tenths as visual aids.

The worksheet includes a variety of tasks that challenge students to complete sentences by identifying the number of shaded parts out of 100, thus determining the corresponding percentage. For example, if 67% of a hundred square is shaded, students must identify the number of parts shaded and express it as a percentage. Additionally, the worksheet prompts students to shade specific percentages of a hundred square and bar models with different colours, and then calculate the unshaded percentage. Real-life applications, such as calculating the remaining number of raffle tickets Zach has to sell after certain percentages are sold each day, are also included to help students apply their understanding of percentages to practical situations. The worksheet is structured to support students working towards the expected level, those within it, and those aiming for greater depth in their understanding of percentages.