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Roald Dahl
Matilda - Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake
After reading the 11th chapter in Matilda, class members take on the role of Bruce Bogtrotter and re-enact the cake eating scene. Here's the catch: they must come-up with an impromptu re-enactment of the scene from the story, and...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Charting the Progress of New Horizons
In 2006, New Horizons began its mission to fly to Pluto. As it continues its journey, scholars track its progress with the help of an informative website, all the while reinforcing measurement concepts with the construction of a scaled...
University of Wisconsin
Fraction Rules
Both a reference sheet and skills practice worksheet, this handout on common fraction rules reviews steps for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. Twenty examples are provided to demonstrate these skills, and...
Curated OER
Dividing Fractions
In this division of fractions activity, students divide one set of fractions and complete 1 multiple choice problem. The answer is given online.
Curated OER
Fractions in Everyday Life
Students apply understanding of fractions by converting a recipe to feed the class and the whole grade level. They calculate how many cookies the class would eat and multiply each fraction in the recipe accordingly.
Curated OER
Fractions XI Adding Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators
This PowerPoint demonstrates how to add mixed numbers with unlike denominators. The slides display examples of problems, along with steps that students can easily follow.
Curated OER
Dividing Fractions #2
In this fraction division worksheet, students complete a total of 120 problems, set up 12 per page with 10 pages total.
Curated OER
Adding, Subtraction, Multiplying, and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
For this fractions activity, students first review addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division without fractions. Next, students add and subtract fractions in fifth-three problems, followed by multiplying in forty-four...
Curated OER
Division with remainders written as fractions
In this division with remainders worksheet, students divide numbers with remainders and write the remainders as a fraction of the whole number. Students complete 14 problems.
Curated OER
Compare and Order Fractions
In this fractions worksheet, students complete a set of 12 problems, using division to order sets of fractions from greatest to least. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Fractions
Fifth graders, after inventorying, add up the numerators of their fractions to see if it is the same number as the denominator. If it is, then they are ready to build whatever they wish, but using only what is in their individual inventory.
Math Salamanders Ltd.
Unit Fractions of Numbers 1
In this finding of the fractions of whole numbers worksheet, students use fraction strips to divide the numerals into equal parts and complete the number sentences. Students solve three problems.
Curated OER
Reteach: Divide Fractions
In this dividing fractions worksheet, students read about reciprocals and review the process of division, then practice, completing 4 problems. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Fractions-Divide and Reduce
In this fraction worksheet, students divide and reduce a set of 150 problems set up 30 per page.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Fractions and Ribbons
Fifth graders solve division problems using partial quotients. In this long division lesson, 5th graders practice seeing division as a process of repeated subtraction and estimation. This lesson provides a script for the teacher.
Curated OER
Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Fifth graders describe parts of a whole as a fraction, decimal and a percent. In this math instructional activity, 5th graders practice converting fractions to decimals by dividing. Additionally, students explain how decimals are...
Curated OER
Improper Fractions
Young scholars work with fractions. For this improper fractions lesson, students define improper fractions and mixed numbers. Young scholars learn how to change improper fractions to mixed numbers or whole numbers.
Math Salamanders Ltd.
Unit Fractions of Number 3
In this fractions of numbers activity, students use their knowledge of division to solve unit fractions of numbers and then complete a calculator fraction challenge section. A reference website is given for additional activities.
Barnstable Public Schools
Math Relay Races
A plethora of activities make up a cross curricular choice page filled with math games—relay races, dice, and crossword puzzles—a survey challenge equipped with data organization, graphing, a quicksand recipe, Hula-Hoop activity to...
Curriculum Corner
Fifth Grade Summer Math Booklet
A 33-page packet focuses on fifth-grade math concepts. Learners practice rounding numbers to the hundred thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, hundredths, thousandths, and hundred thousandths. They also compare whole...
Central New Mexico Community College
Percent Word Problems
Take young mathematicians' understanding of percents into the real world with this series of word problems. Involving a variety of contexts from calculating scores on math tests and savings account interest, to determining sale prices...
Curated OER
Change a Fraction to a Decimal
Upper elementary and middle schoolers change six fractions to decimals. The fractions involve one and two digit numbers. Pupils divide the larger number into the smaller, continuing the computations for six decimal places so they can...
Curated OER
Divide Fractions: Reteach
In this fraction division activity, students review three steps for dividing fractions. Students then divide the given fraction equations using the steps and write the answer in simplest form.
Curated OER
Dividing Fractions
In this fractions worksheet, young scholars complete a set of 10 problems, dividing and reducing to lowest terms. A reference web site is given for additional activities.