Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource. The options may go beyong the scope of this level of the Functional Skills requirements.
Snappy Sorting Sort the numbers in to the correct order as fast as you can.
Fraction Foundations Recognise simple fractions (halves, quarters and tenths) of whole numbers and shapes.
Fraction Wall The traditional fraction wall diagram showing the relationship between simple fractions.
Fraction Line Arrange the fractions, shown in a variety of formats, in order from smallest to largest.
Fractions Kim's Game A memory game to be projected to help the whole class recognise basic fractions.
Ordering Fractions Arrange the fractions and decimals in order from smallest to largest.
Cheese and Onion Pies Sort the fractions from smallest to largest.
Vinculum A challenge to find fractions which are larger than the previous fraction but less than one.
Fraction Dissect Draw lines to dissect the rectangles to make the given fractions.
Fraction Order Video See a number of examples of putting decimals and fractions in order of size.
Fickle Fractions Compare pairs of fractions to identify the largest or smallest in order to move through the maze.
Improper Fractions A self-marking online exercise on converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa.
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