Step 6 Objective
Recognise the equivalence of percentages, fractions and decimals; calculate simple percentages and use percentages to compare simple proportions.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
What if pupils find this a barrier?
'Clouding the picture' is a teaching approach to enable pupils to link related facts. See Teaching mental mathematics from level 5: number page 22.
Sorting and classifying activities also help pupils secure ideas of equivalence. Use and adapt the card sort from How to get more pupils from L3 to L5.