Max Maths, Year 5, Work Book, Review of decimal and fractional equivalence

In the 'Max Maths' Year 5 workbook, students are given the opportunity to review and reinforce their understanding of the relationship between decimals and fractions. Practice 2 focuses specifically on this area of equivalence, beginning with an exercise where pupils must complete sentences by finding the decimal or fractional equivalent of a given number. For example, they are asked to identify what one-half is as a decimal and to find the fraction that corresponds to 0.1. This exercise is designed to help students recognise common fractions such as one-half, one-tenth, and one-hundredth and their decimal counterparts.

The second activity involves matching decimals to their equivalent fractions. Students are presented with a list of decimals and fractions, such as one-tenth and one-half, and they must pair each decimal with its corresponding fraction. This reinforces the concept of equivalence and provides practice in converting between the two forms. The third task requires students to visually represent fractions by colouring in blocks on a grid and then writing the decimal equivalent. Fractions such as two-tenths, sixty-five hundredths, and one-tenth are used, and students must demonstrate their understanding by accurately filling in the appropriate number of blocks and converting the fractions to decimals, thereby strengthening their grasp of the relationship between these two numerical expressions.