National Security Agency
Fraction Fever
This unit on fractions allows for upper-aged elementary learners to explore ways to find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two numbers. Ultimately, young mathematicians will be able to identify equivalent fractions,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Subtracting Fractions With Unlike Denominators
Practice subtracting fractions that have different denominators. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding and Subtracting Fractions With Different Denominators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video gives steps of finding common denominators and then adding and subtracting multiple fractions together. After the video, there are practice problems...
Other
Help With Fractions: Adding Fractions
The rules for adding fractions with the same or different denominators are clearly explained at this website. This is an excellent place to get step by step explanations for working with fractions.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Husky Sled: Fractions and Decimals
In this interactive website students practice various skills including adding fractions with common denominators, adding fractions with different denominators, adding decimals, finding equivalent fractions, and calculating averages.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions Word Problems
Practice solving fraction addition and subtraction word problems. The fractions in these problems have unlike denominators. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators 1
Practice adding and subtracting mixed numbers with different denominators. No regrouping required. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions Challenge
Challenge problems involving adding and subtracting fractions that have unlike denominators. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Visually Add and Subtract Fractions
Practice adding and subtracting fractions that have different denominators. Problems have fraction diagrams. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators 2
Practice adding and subtracting mixed numbers with different denominators. Regrouping required. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding Fractions With Different Denominators
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This begins with a video that gives a list of steps and describes how to add fractions with unlike denominators. Following the video is practice problems adding two...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Adding Fractions With Different Denominators
This personal site explains how to add fractions with different denominators by finding the least common denominator. Gives problems and games to practice this skill.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Addition of Fractions
This very basic website gives simple, easy steps on how to add fractions with the same denominator and what to do when they have different denominators.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Common Denominator
Learn the "easiest method" for finding the common denominator of two fractions with different denominators. View animated examples and look over the steps that it takes to find a common denominator and add two fractions.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: A Rhythm Etic
Rock out to a musical demonstration of math involved in constructing rhythms from groups of beats in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students consider how the note durations comprising a measure in 3/4 time...