Equivalent Fractions: Anchor and Boat Matching

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- Fractions, Maths
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- England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Fractions (including decimals and percentages)
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Match ten anchor fractions with equivalent fractions on lettered boats, then record the matching letters.
- One-page equivalent-fractions worksheet
- Ten anchors in two outer columns with answer boxes
- Ten lettered boats in the middle column
Curriculum reference — England: Inspect denominator range before assigning a grade or Year; matching is a narrow equivalence task. OCR includes denominators40 and72; simplification and equivalence fit Grade7 rather than restricting to Grade5 twelfths. Common-factor simplification supports Year6; larger denominators make the earlier diagram-only claim incomplete. Selected skills only; reference stage is not an overall reading age, complete curriculum coverage, or an automatic recommendation for every learner.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Identify fractions representing equal values
- Generate equivalent forms by scaling numerator and denominator
- Use simplification to verify 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
- 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
- Equivalent fractions
- Numerator and denominator
- Matching pairs
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