Teacher

In today’s lesson, our learning objective is to find equivalent fractions

Let us start by looking at

is equivalent to as both numeratorand denominator can be multiplied by 2.

Can somebody multiply 3 and 4 by 2 to find an equivalent fraction for

Pupil

Teacher

Well done!

Teacher

In today’s lesson, our learning objective is to find equivalent fractions

Let us start by looking at

is equivalent to as both numeratorand denominator can be multiplied by 2.

How could we find any other equivalent fractions for

Pupil

Can we multiply numerator and denominator by 3 to get

Teacher

Well done, you can always find equivalent fractions by multiplying numerator and
denominator by the same number.

Teacher

In today’s lesson, our learning objective is to find equivalent fractions

Can you all shade of the following

Pupil 1

X
X

Teacher

Can somebody else tell me how much of the shape is shaded

Pupil 2

Half of it!

Teacher

What does that tell us about and

Pupil 3

They are the same.

Teacher

Fractions that are the same are called equivalent, is there a way to show this without the
diagram

Pupil 4

We can multiply numerator and denominator by 2

Teacher

Well done. Can we find any other equivalent fractions?

Pupil 5

We could multiply numerator and denominator by any number (as long as they are the same)
to find any equivalent fraction

Pupil 6

= = =

Teacher

In today’s lesson, our learning objective is to find equivalent fractions

Are there any questions that anybody would like to ask about what we will be doing today?

Pupil 1
What does equivalent mean?

Teacher

Anybody?

Pupil 2

Does it mean the same?

Teacher

Equivalent fractions are the same. How can you show that two fractions are the same?
Finding fractions of diagrams may help you. Spend a minute with your partner and then I will
ask for feedback.

Pupil 3

X X
X X

These diagrams show that is the same as

Teacher

Can anybody show this without using diagrams? Spend another minute with your partner.

Pupil 4

We can multiply numerator and denominator by 2

Teacher

Can we develop this to find other equivalent fractions?

Pupil 5

We could multiply numerator and denominator by any number (as long as they are the same)
to find any equivalent fraction

Teacher

Thinking about today’s learning can we use this to help order fractions

Pupil 6

If we have a list of fractions, we can find equivalent fractions with the same denominator and
then order by size of numerator.