Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Half of a Recipe

4th - 6th Standards
Kids love to cook! What is a better place to learn mixed numbers than with a recipe? It is up to learners to decide how they want to divide this recipe in half. They may choose to model the mixed number and then divide the model by two....
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Making Hot Cocoa, Variation 2

6th - 7th Standards
Learners are introduced to dividing by fractions in a visual way. Setting up groups from the information in the problem allows them to see what we divide and why. Use with the previous lesson, which can be found in Additional Materials,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fractions and Recipes

5th - 7th
Learners, working with their parents in real world situations, calculate to complete three word problems associated with multiplying and dividing fractions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Division of Fractions Recipe

6th - 7th
Use this division worksheet to have your learners convert numbers into fractions. They follow a "recipe" which gives instructions on dividing with fractions. Upon completion of the division process, pupils discover the answer to a...
Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Ratios of Fractions and Their Unit Rates 2

7th Standards
Remodeling projects require more than just a good design — they involve complex fractions, too. To determine whether a tiling project will fit within a given budget pupils calculate the square footage to determine the number of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Leveled Problem Solving Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

4th - 7th
For this dividing fractions and mixed numbers practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Working with Fractions

4th - 8th
In this fractions learning exercise, learners complete fraction word problems based on recipes that they are given. Students complete 8 problems total.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Making Cookies

5th - 7th Standards
Hooray for chocolate chip cookies! Ask your mathematicians to triple a chocolate chip cookie recipe and then reduce the recipe by one-fourth. Your class may need two days to complete, tripling the recipe the first day and reducing the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fraction Equations: Multiply and Divide quiz

7th - 10th
For this fraction equations worksheet, students solve problems where they multiply and divide fractions. Students complete 14 problems.
Assessment
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California Education Partners

Soccer Snacks

5th Standards
Make the cookies healthy. The assessment task asks pupils to determine the number of cookies they could make based on a given amount of ingredients. Given two sugar substitutes, learners determine which substitute would be better and...
Interactive
Curated OER

Dividing Integers

4th - 6th
For this integer division worksheet, students evaluate 10 integer expressions. Answers and hints are available on-line; a reference web site for additional resources is given.
Interactive
Curated OER

Fractions Pretest

4th - 5th
In this fractions pretest worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions, clicking on an answer link to view correct answers. Page is labeled as a pretest.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Divide by a Unit Fraction

4th - 7th
For this dividing by unit fractions practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Shade the Fraction Worksheets

3rd - 4th
In these fractions worksheets, students will complete a variety of activities involving basic fractions. Activities include: shading 1/2 and 1/4 of a shape, shading fractions of wheels, coloring fraction strips and identifying the...
Activity
Barnstable Public Schools

Math Relay Races

3rd - 5th Standards
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...
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Salad Dressing

5th Standards
Aunt Barb's salad dressing is a mixture of oil, vinegar, salt, herbs, and a pinch of math. Fifth graders add the fractional measurements of ingredients to find a total amount. The fractions have unlike denominators. After finding the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Coconut and Chocolate Chip Passover Macaroons

5th - 8th Standards
Recipies are a natural medium for using fractions in real-world problems. This delicious activity has learners adapting the ingredients for coconut and chocolate chip macaroons, a Passover treat, for fewer and more cookies than the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Analyzing Reasonableness

3rd - 4th
For this analyzing reasonableness worksheet, students solve 6 word problems pertaining to a recipe for cereal snack mix. The problems include basic fractions.