Strand F

Fractions, decimals, percentages & ratio

Parts of a whole, decimals, percentages and proportional reasoning.

Learning sequence 8 concepts

In prerequisite order. Each row is a self-contained “can-do”; open it for the full explanation, examples and resources.

  1. F1.1
    Halves, quarters & thirds of shapes
    Recognise & find halves and quarters (then thirds) of shapes, objects and quantities.
    Stage 1–2
  2. F2.1
    Fractions as numbers & equivalence
    Unit & non-unit fractions with small denominators as numbers; numerator/denominator; equivalence (½ = 2/4); compare same-denominator fractions; add/subtract same-denominator.
    Stage 3
  3. F3.1
    Fractions on the number line & as operators
    Fractions on the number line; frame a fraction between whole numbers; fractions > 1 & mixed numbers ↔ improper; families of equivalent fractions; fraction of a quantity; fraction as a multiplicative operator.
    Stage 4
  4. F4.1
    Decimals via place value
    Decimals via decimal fractions / place value: tenths & hundredths, read/write/compare, decimal ↔ fraction, round to 1 dp; money as the entry point at lower stages.
    Stage 4
  5. F5.1
    Decimal & fraction arithmetic
    Decimals to thousandths; +, −, ×, ÷ decimals; add/subtract fractions with unlike denominators; multiply a fraction/whole by a fraction; multiplication as scaling; terminating vs repeating decimals.
    Stage 5
  6. F5.2
    Percentages
    Percentages as parts per 100; fraction ↔ decimal ↔ percentage equivalence; find a percentage of a quantity; percentages in financial contexts — discounts, interest, budgeting.
    Stage 5–6
  7. F6.1
    Dividing fractions
    Divide fractions (÷ a whole, ÷ a fraction); fraction as a quotient (a/b = a ÷ b).
    Stage 6
  8. F6.2
    Ratio & proportional reasoning
    Ratio notation, unit rate, proportion problems (reduction to the unit), scale & scale drawings, percentage change & simple interest, compound units (speed, unit pricing, density).
    Stage 6