Fractions: Parts of a Whole · Number Sense

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Calculating with fractions that have the same denominator.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do we only add the numerators and not the denominators when adding fractions?
  2. 2What happens when the numerator becomes equal to the denominator?
  3. 3How can we represent fraction addition using a bar model?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Mathematics - Fractions
Year: Year 3
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Fractions: Parts of a Whole
Period: Number Sense

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