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Curated OER

Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Introduce elementary students, grades 3-5 to the concept of equivalent fractions. Each student folds a paper in half and color one of the equal parts of the paper. They use this paper to define numerator, denominator and the idea that a...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Baking Cookies

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
You can never have enough cookies, but do you have enough ingredients? This activity allows your bakers to discover how many batches of cookies they can make with the ingredients provided. Also useable as an independent assignment, your...
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Curated OER

Distances Between Houses

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This resource sneaks in the math so your learners will be adding and subtracting positive and negatives on a number line while thinking they are mapping out houses. The activity starts by putting houses the appropriate distance away from...
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PBS

Add, Subtract and Multiply Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Your future chefs will appreciate this comprehensive lesson where learners practice operations on fractions using pizza and soup analogies. Learners begin with a pizza analogy that requires the learners to multiply a whole number by a...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Dimes and Pennies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Help your fourth graders make cents out of fractions and decimals with this short word problem. After learning that dimes are one-tenth and pennies one-hundredth of a dollar, students write a fraction and decimal for a given number of...
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Curated OER

Fractions and Paper Folding

For Teachers K - 11th
In this fraction lesson, students manipulate paper by folding it to create different shapes and sizes, they explore the concept of fractions, and discuss their observations as a class. This is a great lesson for getting students...
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University of Minnesota

Fraction Operations and Initial Decimal Ideas

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Add another strategy to the toolboxes of young mathematicians with this elementary math lesson on using number lines to add and subtract fractions.
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Curated OER

Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like and Unlike Denominators

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this math worksheet, students compute with fractions. Five of the problems involve common denominators. Four of the problems require students to first find the common denominator. Six problems are multiple choice. One problem involves...
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Curated OER

Fractions Everyday

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate fractions through interactive videos and hands-on activities and class made models.
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Curated OER

Fractions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use pattern blocks and fraction identification cards to create and identify fractions. In this fractions lesson plan, 4th graders identify fractions in a pizza, and make fractions with markers.
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Curated OER

Fractions Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This fractions review PowerPoint enables students to effectively review the concepts of adding, subtracting and simplifying fractions. The PowerPoint is geared towards fifth grade and has 51 interactive questions.
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Curated OER

Solving Fractions with Manipulatives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use candy bars, beef jerky, and brownies to represent different fractions. Students also use colored multi-link cubes or blocks to illustrate the same representations of fractions. Students work with a partner to create diagrams...
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NTTI

I'll Halve S'more Please!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
There is a lot to learn about fractions, and this is a fun way to do it! Individuals participate in a Cyberchase activity to describe a fraction in terms of sharing parts of a whole. They determine the meaning of the parts of a fraction,...
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Lesson This!

Fraction Fruit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Discover the concept of fractions by using fruit as a model. Scholars discover fractions are part of a whole, similar to the pieces of fruit which are placed in front of them. They then cut up several different types of fruit and discuss...
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Curated OER

Putting the Pieces Together

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Children explore fractions on a conceptual level by making individual quilt squares. Each student works with small paper swatches to divide them into pieces that represent a given fraction. The class is then separated into groups and...
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Curated OER

Measuring Mixed Numbers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Mixed numbers can be added conceptually, algorithmically, and physically. Have the class visualize mixed numbers by adding fraction bars together. They then discover the algorithmic process that simplifies adding mixed numbers. Finally,...
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Curated OER

Fraction City

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Welcome to Fraction City! This is an incredibly interactive and fun way to teach properties of fractions, and reaches multiple learning styles. Scholars create "blocks" by folding strips of paper in various increments (thirds, fourths,...
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EngageNY

Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator! Learners find common denominators in order to add and subtract rational expressions. Examples include addition, subtraction, and complex fractions.
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Curated OER

Egyptian Fractions

For Teachers 5th Standards
You don't have to be an ancient Egyptian to decipher fractions in this activity that focuses on adding fractions with unlike denominators and developing fraction number sense. Egyptians represented fractions differently than we do. They...
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Curated OER

Math, Fractions, and Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discover the relationship between musical rhythms and fractions. They add musical notes together to produce fractions and create addition and subtraction problems with musical notes. Students complete worksheets and create...
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EngageNY

Decimal Expansions of Fractions, Part 1

For Students 8th Standards
Is it possible to add infinitely long decimals? As pupils complete the examples in the ninth lesson of this 25-part series, they determine that adding these decimals cannot be done without error. Their task is then to determine the size...
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Curated OER

Piecing it Together: Adding & Subtracting Fractions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators. They "fish" for and solve a number of fraction problems requiring adding, subtracting, finding equivalent fractions, and using mixed numbers.
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Curated OER

"Visual Fractions" Game

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners compete for the best score in a variety of online activities related to fractions. Using the Web-based tool "Visual Fractions," they reinforce various fraction-related skills.
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Curated OER

Fractions And Integers Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigate the concepts of fractions and integers in order to review for a future assessment. The teacher reviews the major concepts with the class and provides help throughout the lesson as needed. Math middle schoolers work together...

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