Same Size, Different Names: Equivalent Fractions

Learning Objectives

• Explain that equivalent fractions name the same amount of a whole.
• Use pictures and fraction strips to find equivalent fractions.
• Find a missing numerator to make two fractions equivalent.

How to Use This Resource

• Give each child paper strips to fold into halves, quarters and eighths, and line them up to compare.
• Teach the idea with the slides, then use worksheet activities 1 to 6.
• Use the quiz to check learning and send the pizza homework home.

Classroom Activity Ideas

• Fraction strip wall: children fold and label strips for halves, thirds, quarters, sixths and eighths and glue them in a wall to spot equivalent fractions.
• Equivalent fraction memory: match cards such as 1/2 and 3/6.
• Pizza party: cut paper pizzas into different numbers of slices and find who has the same amount.

Differentiation

Support: use fraction strips for every question. Challenge: find three equivalent fractions for 2/3 and explain the pattern with multiplication.

Assessment

Activity 1 and the quiz check missing numerators; activities 2 to 6 check models and reasoning. Use the rubric for activity 6.

Teacher Tips

Always ask "Is it the same amount?" Children often think 2/4 is bigger than 1/2 because the numbers are bigger.

What's Included

• 10-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
• Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
• Student worksheet (6 activities)
• Quiz / assessment (4 parts)
• Homework practice page
• Printable flashcards: 6 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
• Assessment rubric (4 levels)
• Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
• Editable Word version of all student pages
• Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

• Lesson Slides (PowerPoint, editable) (PPTX)
• Editable Student Pages + Lesson Plan (Word) (DOCX)
• Flashcards (PDF, A5, one card per page) (PDF)
• Answer Key (PDF) (PDF)

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