Curated OER
Fraction Strips
In this fraction strips worksheet, learners cut out each strip and put them back together as building blocks and/or put them back together from greatest to least.
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Folding strips of paper
Fifth graders need concrete experiences to introduce a unit on multiplying fractions by fractions. A strip of paper is used to create a number line and represent 5/6. It is folded first in half, and then in quarters. After unfolding,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Painting a Room
This real-life math problem concentrates on developing the understanding of dividing a unit fraction by a whole number. It allows students to draw out a solution to aid their thinking. The well-written answer sheet describes common...
Norm Mitchell
Reteaching Page: 4.9 Multiply Fractions by Whole Numbers
This concise task demonstrates how fraction strips can be used to visualize the multiplication of whole numbers by fractions. Steps are explained for computation, and then a few practice problems follow. This can be useful when first...
Curated OER
Concept: Percent ... A Special Fraction
In this percent worksheet, students review and study what percent means, what percent strips are, making sense of percents and estimating percents. Students complete ten word problems.
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Comparing Fractions
Learners compare three sets of fractions using the greater than, less than, and equal signs. To justify their answers, a drawing is also required that illustrates their reasoning. Including fractions with like and unlike denominators, as...
Curated OER
Inheritance Patterns in Zorks
For this inheritance patterns worksheet, students create a visual of a Zork using chromosome strips to represent alleles from the father and the mother to determine the traits in the offspring. Students translate the genotype to the...
Helping with Math
Fractions: Dividing Mixed Numbers
Learners change mixed numbers into improper fractions, then divide to determine the quotients. There are 18 equations to solve on this assignment. An answer key can be printed for your grading purposes. Use this as an assessment.
Noyce Foundation
Mixing Paints
Let's paint the town equal parts yellow and violet, or simply brown. Pupils calculate the amount of blue and red paint needed to make six quarts of brown paint. Individuals then explain how they determined the percentage of the brown...
Curated OER
Reteach: Equivalent Fractions and Simplifying
In this fraction worksheet, students first read about how to find equivalent fractions, then find the missing numbers that would make pairs of fractions equivalent. Students then read about and simplify a st of 8 additional fractions.
Curated OER
Add and Subtract fractions with like denominators
For this add and subtract fractions worksheet, students add and subtract fractions with like denominators. Students complete 3 problems.