Introducing Ratio

This pack includes 10 unique worksheets that introduce ratios. Each worksheet is then differentiated 3 ways to ensure support and challenge.

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The pack contains the following activities:

Worksheet 1 Ratio Images
Worksheet 2 Ratio Blocks
Worksheet 3 Equivalent Ratios
Worksheet 4 Ratio Word Link
Worksheet 5 Ratio of Shapes
Worksheet 6 Proportion Word Problems
Worksheet 7 Sharing Amounts
Worksheet 8 Ratio of Amount Secret Code
Worksheet 9 Ratio Word Problems
Worksheet 10 Ratios and Fractions

The first worksheet introduces the idea of writing ratios of groups of objects. Worksheet 2 then extends this using grids of shaded squares and introduces the concept of simplifying ratios. The third worksheet asks students to match equivalent ratios; differentiations 1 & 2 include a hint on how to simplify ratios. The fourth worksheet is a letter link activity on simplifying ratios. When students link equivalent ratios, they draw through letters that spell out the name of a famous mathematician.

The 5th worksheet looks at different shapes, both 2D and 3D shapes, and asks students to find the ratio of these shapes. Worksheet 6 introduces the idea of proportion. It consists of word problems of objects in proportion of each other.
Worksheet 7 covers sharing amounts of money in a given ratio. Differentiation 1 includes a guide of how to share money in a given ratio.

Worksheet 8 is another activity in sharing money given a ratio, this time to solve a clue puzzle that reveals an interesting fact. Differentiation 1 includes a guide on converting between ratios and fractions. Worksheet 9 consists of word questions on ratios. Differentiations 1 and 2 includes an information section on sharing amounts in a given ratio. The final worksheet covers converting between ratios and fractions.

This pack is also available as part of our introducing Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Bundle which you can get here.