Fractions teacher instructions

This booklet serves as a comprehensive resource for Year 4 teachers to address the curriculum objectives related to Fractions. Each activity within the booklet is tailored to specific learning goals, which are clearly outlined at the top of the corresponding page. To ensure teachers can prepare effectively, a list of necessary equipment and resources is provided for each task. The booklet is designed with flexibility in mind, featuring symbols that suggest whether an activity is most effective for the whole class, smaller groups, or pairs, allowing educators to adapt the use of these activities according to their class's unique requirements.

Activities included in the booklet are versatile and can be incorporated into different parts of the lesson structure. They can be utilised at the start of a lesson to review or assess prior knowledge, during the main part of the lesson to strengthen new concepts, or at the end to evaluate students' progress. While these activities are meant to enrich the existing teaching materials, they also offer valuable repeated practice for children in intervention groups. The booklet mentions additional resources available on the KS2Gems website, such as Decimal Mats, Arrow Cards, Counters, Number Lines, and various tools for visualising and understanding fractions, thus providing a well-rounded approach to teaching this key mathematical concept.