Years 2–6 · Part–whole and multiplicative reasoning
Fraction Forge
Build and match equivalent fractions using visual bars.
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Curriculum and teaching evidence
Year rangeYears 2–6 (KS1–KS2)
Learning objectiveRecognise and explain equivalent fractions using equal parts of the same whole.
DifficultyDenominators and scaling factors increase while the visual whole stays fixed.
Teaching notes and next steps
- Useful prerequisite
- Understand that a fraction describes equal parts of one whole.
- Representation
- Segmented fraction bars keep the whole the same size while the partitions change.
- Common misconception
- Believing a larger denominator always makes a larger fraction.
- Transfer prompt
- Ask where each fraction would sit on a number line from 0 to 1.
- Adult next step
- Keep referring to the size of one whole; comparison is unreliable when the wholes differ.
Checked against the official England mathematics programmes of study.
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