Checking and securing understanding of calculating with fractions and decimals
I can evaluate an expression involving decimals and fractions.
Checking and securing understanding of calculating with fractions and decimals
I can evaluate an expression involving decimals and fractions.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.
These resources were created for remote use during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Where a calculation contains a mixture of fractions and decimals, conversion is useful.
- Fluent use of your calculator is useful for both calculating and checking.
- Equivalent fractions can help to reduce the complexity of calculations.
Keywords
Equivalent fractions - Two fractions are equivalent if they have the same value.
Reciprocal - A reciprocal is the multiplicative inverse of any non-zero number. Any non-zero number multiplied by its reciprocal is equal to 1
Common misconception
The incorrect input of a mixed number is common i.e some pupils press a number then the fraction button. Others inefficiently sum the integer and proper fraction.
Reiterating the mixed number button is located above the proper fraction button.
To help you plan your year 10 maths lesson on: Checking and securing understanding of calculating with fractions and decimals, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 maths lesson on: Checking and securing understanding of calculating with fractions and decimals, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 4 maths lessons from the Arithmetic procedures: index laws unit, dive into the full secondary maths curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
