Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Have young mathematicians subtracting fractions in no time with this manipulative-based math lesson. Using their sets of fraction circles, students explore a number of word problems involving the subtraction of fractions before working...

Deepen the fractional number sense of young learners with this introductory lesson on equivalent fractions. After completing a short warm-up activity, children go on to work in pairs using fraction circles to complete a table of...

Visual models support young mathematicians as they deepen their fractional number sense in this elementary math lesson plan. Using fraction circle manipulatives, children explore basic unit fractions as they develop the...

Need a unit to teach fractions to fourth graders? Look no further than this well-developed and thorough set of lessons that takes teachers through all steps of planning, implementing, and assessing their lessons. Divided into eight...

Get your fraction on with this worksheet full of adding and subtracting with fractions and mixed numbers. The first page starts off simple, and the second page introduces more challenging problems. Let your learners become comfortable...

Exactly how fair are the board games children grow up playing? Young mathematicians investigate this questions as they work their way through this five-lesson series on basic probability. 

Intended for 3rd or 4th graders, this simple fraction review covers addition, subtraction, and conversions of basic fractions. Presented in a Jeopardy-style format, this game will be fun and engaging for the whole class.

Develop a strategy for adding and subtracting fractions with your classes. The video shows a procedure for adding and subtracting fractions by finding common denominators. Each example increases in difficulty.

Coordinate an attack on hungry gophers. Scholars play a game that relies on placing objects on the coordinate plane to stop gophers from eating a carrot. As the game levels increase, learners encounter different scales and the need to...

Adding and subtracting mixed numbers need the same attention that regular fractions do by finding a common denominator. If you plan to use a vertical line-up of the fractions then this video is for you. It just introduces this method, it...