Solving problems with harder fractions worksheet

The "Solving problems with harder fractions" worksheet is a comprehensive set of activities designed to enhance students' understanding and application of fractions in various contexts. In Activity 1, children are encouraged to manipulate digit cards ranging from 1 to 8 to form as many equivalent fractions as possible, using a provided grid. They must then articulate their strategies for creating these fractions. A variation of the activity limits the digit cards to six, adding an extra layer of difficulty. Activity 2 further challenges the students by having them select a digit to represent the denominator and then create calculations to meet specific criteria, with the possibility of changing the operations involved for added complexity.

The worksheet includes creative tasks such as Activity 3, where students use large paper sheets and coloured markers to design a poster summarising the steps for calculating fractions of amounts, or alternatively, they can compose a rap to help recall the process. In Activity 4, children select from random two-digit numbers and proper fraction cards to determine the fraction of the amount. Activity 5 utilises blank bar model templates to visually demonstrate how chocolate bars can be divided among a number of people in various scenarios. The activities are designed to not only solve problems involving harder fractions but also to calculate quantities and divide quantities, including scenarios where non-unit fractions result in a whole number. Further activities involve constructing models with interlocking cubes to represent different fractions and using whiteboards to explore the relationship between fractions and their equivalencies, as well as problem-solving in real-life scenarios such as sharing pizzas among friends at a pizzeria.