Equivalent Fractions: Anchor and Boat Matching

Match ten anchor fractions with equivalent fractions on lettered boats, then record the matching letters.
Year levels
Years 4–6
Pages
1
File type
PDF

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Subject
Fractions, Maths
Resource types
Worksheets

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About this resource

Better description: This Equivalent Fractions Matching Worksheet is a great way for students to practice identifying equivalent fractions. By drawing lines to match fractions, they will be able to see how fractions can be equivalent even if they have different numerators and denominators.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify fractions representing equal values
  • Generate equivalent forms by scaling numerator and denominator
  • Use simplification to check a proposed match

Teaching tips

  • Simplify the more complex fraction in an uncertain pair before drawing a line.
  • Check that every fraction has exactly one partner when the matching is complete.

Skills covered

  • Fraction comparison — simplify or scale numerator and denominator to test each proposed match.

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Core concepts

Core concepts

  • Equivalent fractions
  • Numerator and denominator
  • Matching pairs

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