Using a Fraction Wall - Adding Fractions WORKSHEET
Using a Fraction Wall - Adding Fractions WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION
Adding fractions using a fraction wall reinforces the fact that fractions must have the same denominator in order to add them. This worksheet will help your learners to find equivalent fractions before adding a pair of fractions.
There are 15 questions in total for pupils to answer which have been carefully put together to aid learners progression; beginning with adding fractions with the same denominators, moving on to finding the sum of pairs of fractions where one denominator is a multiple of the other, then when denominators share a common factor and lastly when equivalent fractions on the wall must found before the fractions can be added.
There are more resources in our series using a fraction wall, including introducing the fraction wall, finding equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. See them in the related resources below.
All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.
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This worksheet is designed specifically for Year 6 pupils who are developing their understanding of fraction operations. At this stage, children are ready to tackle the challenge of adding fractions with different denominators using visual supports like fraction walls.