Year 6 · Maths

Add Subtract Fractions

Year 6 learners practise adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators.

The activities include Add and Subtract Fractions with Related Denominators, Add and Subtract Fractions with Unrelated Denominators, Practise Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Mixed Numbers, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, interactive, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Add and Subtract Fractions with Related Denominators
Add and Subtract Fractions with Unrelated Denominators
Practise Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Mixed Numbers
Solve Problems Involving Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Solve Problems Using Fractions with Different Denominators
Understand Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Mixed Numbers
Use Common Multiples to Find Common Denominators

Checked learning resources

Use common multiples to find common denominators for fractions

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 6 lesson, worksheet and quizzes use common multiples to find common denominators before adding or subtracting non-related fractions.
Use Common Multiples to Find Common Denominators: Questions

Corbettmaths Primary · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

Printable KS2 practice uses common multiples to find common denominators before adding fractions with different denominators.
Use common multiples to find common denominators for fractions worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Year 6 downloadable worksheet and starter and exit quizzes use common multiples to find common denominators before adding or subtracting non-related fractions.
Mixed Numbers Questions

Corbettmaths Primary · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

Free primary worksheet on mixed numbers, useful support for adding and subtracting fractions involving mixed-number forms.
Year 6 SATs Practice Questions: Add and Subtract Fractions

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

Year 6 SATs-style worksheet for adding and subtracting fractions, including problem-solving practice and answer sheet.
Add Improper and Mixed Number Fractions Lesson Pack

Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

matched: fraction, add, subtract, mixed; trusted source; year6/KS2 signal
Year 6 Maths Same-Day Intervention: Adding Fractions with Different Denominators

Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

Year 6 intervention for adding fractions with different denominators, using equivalent fractions, common denominators and lowest common multiples.
Use Knowledge Of Adding And Subtracting Related Unit Fractions To Solve Problems worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Free worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz downloads for the Oak lesson Use Knowledge Of Adding And Subtracting Related Unit Fractions To Solve Problems.