Fractions

There are 366 different Starters of The Day, many to choose from. You will find in the left column below some starters on the topic of Fractions.

A lesson starter does not have to be on the same topic as the main part of the lesson or the topic of the previous lesson. It is often very useful to revise and consolidate topic by using a starter based on a totally different topic. Some of the most popular starters are shown in the right column below.

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Fractions Starters:

Coins On The Table: A problem about the number of coins on a table given information about fractions of them.

Fraction Order: Arrange the fractions in order from smallest to largest.

Halloween: Five problems with a Halloween theme.

Inbetweens: Find fractions between two given values.

Lucky Lake: Match the fractions to their decimal equivalents.

One fifth: Investigate three fractions which add together to give one fifth.

One Ninth: Investigate three fractions which add together to give one ninth.

Point Three Six Recurring: Use your calculator to find which whole number divided by another whole number gives the answer 1.36363636

Two Thirds: Make a poster showing a variety of calculations that give the answer two thirds.

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Fractions Teacher Resources:

Fraction Order: Arrange the fractions in order from smallest to largest.

Fraction Spinners: Know the properties of the fractions randomly produced by the two spinners.

Fractions Activities:

Fraction Line: Arrange the fractions in order from smallest to largest.

Fractions Videos:

Fraction Basics Song: A free trial lesson from Math Upgrade dot com.

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Most Popular Lesson Starters

Date	Name	Average Rating
September23	How Many Triangles? 1	4.6
January23	How Many Triangles? 2	4.5
August11	Flowers	4.5
December27	How Many Squares 1?	4.4
May23	How Many Triangles? 3	4.4
November16	How Many Rectangles?	4.3
September27	Mental Test 10	4.3
May16	Graph Picture	4.3
February12	Add Just In Time	4.3
June15	Maths Crossword	4.3

Average ratings are scored out of 5

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