Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource.
Vinculum A challenge to find fractions which are larger than the previous fraction but less than one.
Overloaded Fraction A set of ten puzzles requiring you to arrange the given digits to make an equivalent fraction.
Fractions Video So many people can't remember how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions so here is a reminder.
Least Common Multiple A cartoon from Smile and Learn with very easy examples of how to find the LCM of two numbers.
Convoluted Find the runs of four multiples in order as quickly as you can.
Express as a Fraction Express one quantity as a fraction of another, where the fraction could be less than 1 or a mixed number.
Fractions A series of self-marking exercises on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
Improper Fractions A self-marking online exercise on converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa.
Mixed Numbers Revise the methods for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing mixed numbers (fractions) by watching this video.
Mixed Numbers A self marking quiz about the application of the four operations to mixed numbers.
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