Fractions
Halves, fourths, equal fractions, decimals, and fraction math.
Strategies
Strategy · 5th gradeHow do you add fractions with different denominators?
To add or subtract fractions with different denominators, kids rename them so the pieces are the same size. 1/2 + 1/3 becomes 3/6 + 2/6, which is 5/6. Fracti…
Strategy · 5th gradeHow do 5th graders divide fractions?
In 5th grade, kids divide only with unit fractions (fractions with 1 on top, like 1/3). They answer two kinds of questions with drawings: "How many 1/3s fit…
Strategy · 5th gradeWhy is a fraction the same as division?
In 5th grade, kids learn that a fraction is a division problem: 3/4 means 3 ÷ 4. If 3 pizzas are shared equally by 4 people, each person gets 3/4 of a pizza.
Strategy · 4th grade, 5th gradeHow do you make a line plot with fractions?
A line plot shows data on a number line, with an X above the line for each measurement. In 4th and 5th grade the measurements are fractions like 1/8, 1/4, an…
Strategy · 5th gradeWhat does "multiplication as scaling" mean?
Scaling means thinking of multiplication as resizing. Multiplying by a fraction less than 1 shrinks a number, multiplying by a fraction greater than 1 stretc…
Strategy · 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th gradeWhat is a tape diagram in math?
A tape diagram (also called a bar model) is a rectangle split into equal parts that shows how the numbers in a word problem fit together. For "3/8 of 24 stic…
Worksheets
Worksheet · 5th gradeAdding fractions with unlike denominators
Fraction strips, eight add and subtract problems (including mixed numbers), and estimating with benchmark fractions.
Worksheet · 5th gradeDividing with unit fractions
Split bars to see how many pieces fit and how big each share is, plus two word problems.
Worksheet · 5th gradeFractions are division
Share pizzas and brownies equally, write division as fractions and fractions as division, and solve a word problem.
Worksheet · 5th gradeLine plots with fractions
Make a line plot of ten measurements in eighths of a liter, then answer four questions using fraction math.
Worksheet · 5th gradeMultiplying as scaling
Predict whether a product is bigger, smaller, or the same without multiplying, then a photo-resizing word problem.
Worksheet · 5th gradeFraction word problems with tape diagrams
Six word problems about fractions of amounts, with space to draw a tape diagram for each. The last one is a challenge.