Year 6 fractions, decimals and percentages lesson pack | Spring Block 4: Week 8
This Year 6 fractions, decimals and percentages lesson pack helps pupils compare and order fractions, decimals and percentages, then apply percentage skills to solve real problems. Across the week, pupils move from converting and ordering mixed representations to calculating percentages of amounts, using efficient strategies and clear visual models.
Lessons begin with ordering fractions, decimals and percentages (including values greater than 1) and explaining different methods for comparison. Pupils then learn to find percentages of amounts using one-step strategies (such as 10%, 50%, 25% and 1%) before applying multi-step approaches to calculate more complex percentages. Later in the week, pupils use bar models to find the whole when a percentage is known and apply these skills in reasoning tasks and problem-solving challenges.
What’s included
- Teaching PowerPoint for each small step across the week
- Differentiated worksheets covering ordering and comparing, finding percentages of amounts, and finding the whole
- Reasoning and problem-solving challenges, including choosing efficient strategies and comparing percentages of different amounts
- Lesson plan with retrieval practice, structured teaching steps and common misconceptions
Curriculum links
- Compare and order fractions, including fractions greater than 1
- Recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts
- Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages and the use of percentages for comparison
This lesson pack sits within the Year 6 Spring maths scheme, supporting progression through the full White Rose fractions, decimals and percentages sequence.
