Fractions of a set of objects worksheet

In a practical and interactive worksheet designed for KS2 students, the focus is on understanding and working with proper fractions through a series of engaging activities. The first activity requires visual representations of proper fractions, whiteboards, and pens. Students are shown a fraction and asked to write it down, followed by the task of writing three equivalent fractions and drawing their visual representations. To add a dynamic element, a variation of this activity involves setting a timer, challenging students to write as many equivalent fractions as possible within the allotted time.

The second activity encourages creativity and consolidation of learning, where children use large plain paper sheets and coloured marker pens to create a poster summarising the steps for finding equivalent fractions. For a more musical approach, the variation involves writing a rap to help recall these steps. In the third activity, students use proper fraction digit cards and fraction walls to find a variety of equivalent fractions, exploring how many different ones they can identify. The fourth activity introduces Cuisenaire rods as a tactile learning tool. With the orange rod representing one whole, students must determine the fraction represented by other coloured rods and then reassess these relationships when a different rod is selected as the whole. The overall objectives of these activities are to help students recognise, find, and write fractions of a set of objects, including both unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators.