Fractions
Year 6 · Maths
Explore numbers, spot patterns and explain how you worked it out.
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Fractions, decimals and percentages
Match equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages. Free Year 6 maths game.
Play Fractions, decimals and percentagesSimplifying fractions
Write fractions in their simplest form using common factors. Free Year 6 maths game.
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Learning about fractions
In this Year 6 maths collection, you can practise Fractions, decimals and percentages, Simplifying fractions. Choose a game above for a short activity, or explore the examples below before you play. The full guide for each game explains its controls, gives more examples and includes a free printable for practice away from the screen.
Talk it through
Use counters, a drawing or a number line before moving to a mental method. Ask your child to explain a choice, then change one number and try the method again.
Ask: “How could you show the same answer another way?” Give your child time to explain. Return to an example after playing and ask whether they would approach it differently.
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Fractions, decimals and percentages are three different ways of writing the same proportion. ½, 0.5 and 50% all mean exactly the same amount. Year 6 pupils should recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts.
Try an example: Match 3/5 with a percentage.
Multiply top and bottom by 20: 3/5 = 60/100.
Show the answer
60%
What to look out for
Thinking 0.4 = 4%. Write 0.4 as 0.40: that is 40 hundredths, so 40%.
Simplifying fractions
A fraction is in its simplest form when the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1. Year 6 pupils use common factors to simplify fractions, and common multiples to give fractions the same denominator. For example, 12/18 simplifies to 2/3 because 12 and 18 can both be divided by 6.
Try an example: Simplify 15/20.
Both are in the 5 times table: 15 ÷ 5 = 3, 20 ÷ 5 = 4.
Show the answer
3/4
What to look out for
Stopping too early: 24/36 simplified to 12/18. After each step, check whether the new numbers still share a factor.
Practise away from the screen
- Spot percentages in shop sales: is '25% off' the same as 'a quarter off'?
- Look at fractions in recipes or measurements: is 4/8 of a cup the same as ½?
Curriculum connections
These games support selected practice connected to Fractions in the National Curriculum in England. Use your school’s sequence to decide when to introduce and revisit each skill. A game covers selected examples, rather than assessing every requirement.
Questions families ask
Where should we start with fractions?
Start with Fractions, decimals and percentages. Look at the worked example together, then try a round. If the task feels unfamiliar, use the full game guide or its free printable before trying again.
Does this cover everything taught at this level?
No. This collection brings together the games currently available for this learning area. It supports selected skills and does not replace the full programme of study or practical teaching.