Equivalent Fractions: Anchor and Boat Matching
Match ten anchor fractions with equivalent fractions on lettered boats, then record the matching letters.
- Year groups
- Years 5–7 (Key Stages 2–3)
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Subject
- Fractions, Maths
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Fractions (including decimals and percentages)
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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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National Curriculum in England
National Curriculum in England expectations
England expectations
England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Fractions (including decimals and percentages) — use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Equivalent fractions
- Numerator and denominator
- Matching pairs
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