What a great resource. More than just a activity, this packet also includes examples and notes at the beginning of each section. The material covers all of the main standards in pre-algebra and can also be used for parts of an Algebra I...

Reinforce fractions skills with a dining out themed unit consisting of four fraction lesson plans, a quiz, and student and teacher surveys. Through activities and learning games, scholars use fractions and percents to order food, count...

Looking to enhance your math curriculum? Then this collection of Saxon math worksheets is for you! With over 700 pages of content, you find will materials covering any topic you can imagine relating to upper-elementary and middle school...

Here is  a sweet way to bring real-world fractions into the classroom. Fifth graders work in pairs to combine differing amounts of same ingredients from two recipes involving addition of fractions with an unlike denominator. The real...

Subtracting fractions that have unequal denominators is a tricky process. The lesson utilizes fraction bars as a manipulative, in order to understand subtracting fractions and estimating differences. After completing three activities in...

Working with fractions that have unequal denominators is one of the most difficult concepts for young mathematicians to master. Here you will find a fine lesson that should help youngsters begin to get a grasp on this important...

Adding fractions with unlike denominators is a difficult process to master. This fine presentation does a terrific job of leading young math whizzes through the steps necessary to perform this calculation. The slides have clear graphics,...

New ReviewA nine-minute video focuses on the method of subtracting mixed numbers. The host walks viewers through several examples, pointing out each step using the stacked form, regrouping, or borrowing. The video ends with an encouraging message...

New ReviewMathematicians walk through the problem-solving process with a nine-minute video that focuses on adding mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators. The host points out and discusses how to use the stacked form, carry, regroup, and...

Race to extreme fluency. Scholars play a car race online game where the faster they choose the answer to fraction addition and subtraction problems, the faster their cars go. Pupils play against the computer or other players online....

An interactive challenges scholars to subtract mixed numbers. Pupils answer questions—multiple-choice, fill in the blank, and true or false—with help from virtual fraction strips. The practice closes with a discussion. 

What's an example of a fraction? What's a non-example? Learners use the four-step concept attainment model (introduction, hypothesizing, analysis, and application) to a lesson plan on defining and identifying fractions.

Pre-algebra—all wrapped up in one place. The eBook contains everything needed to teach a typical Pre-Algebra course. Concepts in the course build upon previously learned concepts, allowing mathematicians to see the connections between...

Five word-problems challenge mathematicians to add fractions. Interactive fraction circles assist scholars in problem-solving. Question types include multiple-choice, true or false, and a discussion.  

Eat up a resource on fractions. A comprehensive resource gives a variety of instructional tasks to teach about addition and subtraction of fractions and comparing fractions. As a culminating activity, scholars complete a performance task...

Could you develop your own way to add fractions with unlike denominators? An in-depth task has scholars examine a fictional conversation between several people in which they discuss a method of adding fractions with unlike denominators....

If the fractions don't have a common denominator, make them have one. Learners first read and analyze a conversation of pupils trying to add 2/5 and 1/2. They compare the process of adding fractions to the process of adding quantities...

Do not use the easiest but the first. The video shows a method to find a common denominator by finding the least common denominator to add fractions. By listing the multiples of the denominators, learners easily identify the least common...

Find the easiest common denominator. A video demonstrates finding a common denominator to add fractions. Pupils learn how to find a common denominator by using the product of the two denominators. After finding the common denominator,...

It all adds up to one. Pupils solve several items that involve finding sums of fractions in relationship to a whole. The assessment task uses fractions with unlike denominators to determine the amount of a tank of gas and the amount of...

Just take a part of the carnival. Using a carnival as a context, the assessment requires pupils to demonstrate their skill at adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Learners must determine the fractional amount of...