Four Corners: Equivalent Fractions - Active Learning Activity

Overview

Make fractions fun and interactive with this Four Corners: Equivalent Fractions activity.
Designed for peer learning, group learning, and active learning, pupils move, discuss, and collaborate to match and identify equivalent fractions — perfect for building fluency, reasoning, and confidence in preparation for KS2 SATs.

Just download, print and go! Ideal for busy teachers looking for an engaging, low-prep way to reinforce key fraction skills.

Learning Focus

• Aligned with: UK National Curriculum – Key Stage 2

• Year Group(s): Year 4 (ages 8–9) and Year 5 (ages 9–10)

• Focus Skills: Understanding and identifying equivalent fractions

• Learning Approach: Peer Learning | Group Learning | Active Learning

• Suitable for: Whole class, small groups, pairs, intervention sessions, and SATs revision

Learning Objectives

By the end of the activity, pupils will be able to:

• Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of equivalent fractions (Year 4 NC Objective)

• Identify, name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction (Year 5 NC Objective)

• Explain reasoning using mathematical vocabulary and visual representations

• Work collaboratively to discuss and justify fraction equivalence

• Apply skills confidently in SATs-style questions

Learning Approach

• Peer Learning: Pupils work together to match and explain fraction pairs

• Group Learning: Encourages communication, reasoning, and team problem-solving

• Active Learning: Involves movement as pupils choose and defend corners based on fraction equivalence

• SATs Prep: Builds confidence with questions and tasks designed to mirror SATs reasoning problems

What’s Included

• Printable Four Corners activity cards

• Fraction flashcards and visual aids

• Teacher instructions and setup guide

• Discussion prompts for reasoning and justification

• Extension ideas for higher-ability learners

• SATs-style questions and challenge cards

Ideal For

• Whole-class cooperative learning

• Small group fraction practice

• Peer learning centres and maths rotations

• Intervention work and targeted support sessions

• SATs preparation and revision
  

• Active plenaries and assessment tasks

Download, print and go! A quick, engaging way to get pupils thinking, moving, and learning together.

File Details

• Format: PDF (digital download)

• Pages: 10
  

• Delivery: Instant digital download – ready in seconds

Terms of Use

• For personal or single classroom use only

• Not to be shared, resold, or distributed digitally

Why Teachers Love This Resource

“A brilliant, high-energy way to reinforce equivalent fractions! My pupils were fully engaged — perfect for group work, intervention, and SATs prep.”