Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Where Would It Be?
A lesson plan to help conceptualize fractions as numbers. Students work to see fractions as a part of a whole and a length.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Graphs and Fractions
Have students draw squares on graph paper and half some of the squares on the outside. Number all the squares and continue numbering with the halfs. Students are then instructed to create their own ratios such as: 4 halves to eight...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
Equating an integer with a whole number for these purposes, this lesson explains how to multiply fractions by an integer. Provides problems and games to work on this skill.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Understanding that when the total number of parts of a whole are the same, fractions can be added.
United Nations
Unesco: Math Games (In Arabic)
This site offers games and lessons that teach basic math concepts such as area and volume, number patterns, time, etc. Games use familiar tasks such as shopping to reinforce math concepts. While the title of each page includes an English...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Fractions
After viewing a video on fractions, test your knowledge with a quiz. This resource also offers related vocabulary for learners and a lesson plan and teacher guide for instructors.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Fractions
An extensive selection of teacher resources dealing with fractions at many different levels. There are worksheets, PowerPoints, smartboard presentations, activities, Excel, Word, and pdf files for the teacher's use.
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.
The Math League
The Math League: What Is a Fraction?
This tutorial helps students to understand fractions. It explains what denominators and numerators are using simple graphics.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Grubby's Wacky Worms
Wicked and Digit must solve a fraction problem in order to free the CyberSquad in this video from Cyberchase.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Fractions Quiz
A quiz to assess knowledge of fractions, through which students identify the fraction represented by a simple illustration. A results summary is given at the end of the quiz, and students can return to review questions they miss.
Teaching Treasures Publications
Teaching Treasures: Year Five Math (Page 3)
An interactive worksheet that focuses on adding and subtracting fractions. The worksheet covers concepts such as mixed numbers, reducing to lowest terms, and changing mixed numbers to improper fractions. Problems are set up horizontally...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Fractions Introduction Game
This math game is a basic introduction to fractions. Students analyze the number of highlighted parts of the whole and choose the correct fraction that represents the picture. Their score is recorded.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ocean Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a multi-subject themed primary unit around the concept of oceans. Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies activities revolve around an ocean theme. In Part 2, students work on...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Fantastic Fractions"
The students will use sugar-free Gummy bears to identify fractional parts of the whole. The students will create a graph using the information obtain.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Fraction
This one page website provides a basic explanation of a fraction and its denominator and numerator.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: North of the Dungeon
Using castles and treasure maps, 2nd graders will learn how fractions are parts of a whole.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Fractions
A comprehensive guide for learning all about fractions with definitions, types of fractions, solved examples, and practice questions.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.
Other
Help With Fractions: Rules and Definitions
The rules and definitions of fractions are clearly explained at this website. Numerators and denominators are illustrated and explained. This is an excellent place to get the basic foundation for fractions.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Eighths
Students learn about partitioning shapes into eighths. The resource consists of notes and practice problems.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Tenths
Students learn about partitioning shapes into tenths. The resource consists of notes and practice problems.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Fractions
Students learn about partitioning shapes and fractions. The resource consists of notes and practice problems.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Fractions
The practice problems examine fractions, ratios, and decimals. Students choose which concept they would like to review and then answer the corresponding 10 questions. Solutions are provided for incorrect answers.