Percentages worksheet

In a comprehensive worksheet aimed at enhancing children's understanding of percentages, Activity 1 introduces a hands-on approach to visualising percentages. Students are provided with percentage digit cards and blank 100 squares, which serve as a visual aid. The task requires each child to select a card, shade the corresponding percentage on the 100 square, and then note the percentage that remains unshaded. They are also asked to express both the shaded and unshaded portions as fractions, promoting a deeper comprehension of the relationship between percentages and fractions. The activity encourages peer review by having students swap their work with a partner for checking, ensuring a collaborative learning environment. For added complexity, variations of the task suggest using multiple percentage cards and different colours for shading.

Activity 2 builds upon the skills learned in the first exercise by having each child select a percentage digit card and represent the given percentage in four distinct ways, further solidifying their grasp of the concept. The versatility in representation aids in reinforcing the understanding that a percentage is a part of a whole. Following completion, students engage in peer assessment by swapping their work with a partner. In Activity 3, the worksheet takes a more analytical turn with the 'Odd One Out' challenge. Here, children are presented with various representations of percentages and tasked with identifying the one that doesn't belong, justifying their choices. This activity not only tests their recognition of percentages but also encourages critical thinking and articulation of reasoning. The overall objective of the worksheet is to ensure that children recognise the percent symbol [%], comprehend that it signifies 'number of parts per hundred', and are able to convert percentages to both fractions with a denominator of 100 and decimals.