Fractions
Mixed Number Subtraction: Where Children Usually Go Wrong
Recognise common mixed-number subtraction mistakes and help children understand equivalent fractions, regrouping and checking their answers.
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Ratios
Multi-Part Ratio Questions: Working Out What the Numbers Mean
Help children understand ratio, recognise common mistakes, and solve multi-part questions using totals, combined quantities and differences.
Geometry
Helping Children with Area and Perimeter: Focusing on Compound Shapes
Help children distinguish area from perimeter, find missing side lengths, and break compound shapes into rectangles.
Fractions
Why Are Fractions So Hard for Children?
Why children struggle to compare fractions, how to recognise common mistakes, and ways to build understanding of fraction size.