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Fractions

Lesson videos addressing the ability to develop a secure understanding and calculate with fractions

Primary KS1 KS2 KS3

Classroom Videos

This suite of videos seeks to address the higher expectations in fractions that the curriculum demands, in particular the ability to develop a secure understanding and calculate with fractions.

You may find it useful to download the videos to your own device. Also, there are accompanying PowerPoint files for each video at the bottom of this page. If you encounter any problems, please contact us.

Fractions - Key Stage 1 | Y2 - Adding fractions and mixed numbers

$Developing fluency - counting in fractional steps$

Developing fluency - counting in fractional steps

$Representing fractions$

Representing fractions

$Sorting and reasoning about fractions$

Sorting and reasoning about fractions

Reasoning about mixed numbers

$Addition and subtraction of fractions$

Addition and subtraction of fractions

$Reasoning about addition and subtraction of fractions$

Reasoning about addition and subtraction of fractions

Practice and consolidation

Fractions - Key Stage 2 | Y4 - using an array to add fractions

$Developing fluency - counting in fractional steps$

Developing fluency - counting in fractional steps

$Preparing to add fractions with different denominators$

Preparing to add fractions with different denominators

$Adding fractions with different denominators$

Adding fractions with different denominators

$Children explore adding fractions with different denominators with remainders$

Children explore adding fractions with different denominators with remainders

Identifying misconceptions

Fractions - Key Stage 2 | Y6 - bar model dividing by fractions

$Using the bar model to divide a whole number by a fraction$

Using the bar model to divide a whole number by a fraction

$Pupils use the bar model to divide by a unit fraction$

Pupils use the bar model to divide by a unit fraction

$Extending to division by non-unit fractions$

Extending to division by non-unit fractions

$Problems involving division by a fraction$

Problems involving division by a fraction

$Reasoning about division with fractions$

Reasoning about division with fractions

Fractions - Key Stage 3 | Fraction wall to add fractions

$A fraction wall to represent equivalent fractions to support addition$

A fraction wall to represent equivalent fractions to support addition

$Students use fraction walls to add fractions$

Students use fraction walls to add fractions