Bar Models — Fractions & Percentages (Y5-6)
Use bar models to solve fraction-of-amount and percentage-of-amount problems. The most reliable method for SATs reasoning questions involving fractions and percentages of quantities.
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Learning objective
Use bar models to solve fraction-of, percentage-of, and reverse fraction problems.
About this resource
- Subject: Math
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade levels: Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 8
- Date added: 2026-12-10
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
On fractions, percentages and the bar-model approach
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Practice and reference
- K KS2 Maths Fractions, Decimals & Percentages — Targeted Question Book — CGP Books
- U Understanding Fractions, Decimals and Percentages — Schofield & Sims
- B Bar Models and Word Problems Year 5 — Andrew Brodie
- T Transforming Primary Mathematics — Mike Askew
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