Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Fractions and Decimals From 0 to 1 on the Vertical Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving flea circus high jumps. Then, add two consecutive jumps and place them on a vertical number line. This often requires you to find equivalent fractions with common denominators....
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Decimals on the Number Line

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a jumping frog contest. Add two consecutive jumps by one frog and place the jumps on the number line, finding equivalent fractions with common denominators to do so. Numbers are...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions: Word Problems 2

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice solving word problems by adding and subtracting fractions. The fractions used in these problems have like (common) denominators. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Rational Numbers on the Number Line

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a wallaby jumping contest. Add two consecutive jumps and place them on a number line, finding equivalent fractions and common denominators to do so. Backward jumps represent...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Making S'mores

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this instructional task is to motivate a discussion about adding fractions and the meaning of the common denominator. The different parts of the task have young scholars moving back and forth between the abstract...