Encourage at-home assistance with a reference sheet designed to provide parents and guardians with the information they need to help their child divide fractions. Three pages offer detailed descriptions and labeled examples.    

Concepts

division, dividing fractions, common denominators, fractions common denominators, division horizontal

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Send the reference sheet home prior to teaching the unit in class
• Attach a letter to the pages informing parents and guardians of the topic and how they can assist their child at home    

Classroom Considerations

• The reference page is the third resource in a series of seven created to help parents with their children at home
• Requires copies

Pros

• Provides a Spanish version
• Showcases multiple methods to divide fraction

Cons

• None

Common Core

5.NF.B.7.a 5.NF.B.7.b 5.NF.B.7.c 6.NS.A.1