Year 4 — Maths Homework Fractions

Print or draw a fraction wall (rows showing 1 whole, 1/2s, 1/3s, 1/4s, 1/6s, 1/8s). When a child asks, “Is 3/4 bigger than 5/8?” don’t answer. Point to the wall. Let them trace the columns. They discover the answer themselves.

Homework may ask children to count in tenths: $\frac{1}{10}, \frac{2}{10}, \frac{3}{10} \dots$ The key concept here is that $\frac{10}{10} = 1$ whole. Maths Homework Fractions Year 4

Find 3/4 of 24

of them, how many are left? (Hint: Divide 12 into 4 equal groups first!) Print or draw a fraction wall (rows showing