This engaging set of worksheets is designed to help students develop their understanding of factors that can be used to simplify fractions. By identifying factors, recognising common factors, and simplifying fractions, students will build confidence in working with numbers and fractions.

How to Complete:

1. Section 1: Students identify all factors of given whole numbers, helping them understand the concept of divisibility.
2. Section 2: Students list the factors of numerators and denominators, circling common factors and reinforcing their ability to compare and relate numbers.
3. Section 3: Students divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor to simplify fractions, practising efficient fraction reduction.
4. Section 4: Students connect fractions to their equivalent forms by using common factors and simplifying, further solidifying their understanding of equivalent fractions.

Additional Tips:

1. Encourage students to use multiplication and division facts to quickly identify factors.
2. Support students with visual aids, such as factor trees or arrays.

Extension Ideas:

1. Fraction Matching Game: Create a set of fraction cards where students match fractions with their simplest forms or equivalent fractions.
2. Create and Solve: Have students generate their own fraction problems, including finding factors and simplifying, then exchange with peers to solve.
3. Challenge Task: Use fractions with larger numbers to test advanced students’ ability to simplify efficiently.