Tarsia Puzzles

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<p>Deepen your Year 6 pupils' understanding of multiplying fractions by fractions with this challenging tarsia puzzle.</p>

<p>Mix up the triangles in this tarsia puzzle and task your pupils to solve the multiplication of fractions calculations and match the questions and answers.</p>

<p>This multiplying fractions by fractions tarsia puzzle can be used as an individual task to challenge pupils, or in partners or small groups to encourage mathematical conversations.</p>

<p>Often, teachers try to find fun ways for pupils to explore individual concepts. This tarsia puzzle provides an alternative to traditional worksheets when practising multiplying fractions by fractions.</p>

<p>You’ll find a template page for pupils to rebuild the multiplying fractions by fractions tarsia puzzle. Blank templates can also be used as an additional task for pupils to create a multiplying fractions by fractions tarsia puzzle of their own.</p>
<h3>Year 6 multiplying fractions by fractions tarsia worksheet</h3>
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  <li>Multiplying two unit fractions</li>
  <li>Multiplying two non-unit fractions</li>
  <li>Multiplying one unit fraction and one non-unit fraction</li>
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The triangles in the tarsia puzzle have all been mixed up; pupils will need to match the multiplying fractions by fractions questions to the correct answers to create one large triangle.

What's included?

Tarsia Puzzle | Multiply Fractions By Fractions | Year 6