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Worksheet
Curated OER

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Students 5th Standards
Fifth graders put their fraction knowledge to work by reading word problems and deciding whether to add or subtract the given fractions. Terms such as combined, total, difference, and left indicate which operation to use.
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Unit Plan
EngageNY

Fraction Equivalence, Ordering, and Operations

For Teachers 4th Standards
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...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Mega-Fun Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Creative and fun lessons help kids get some hands-on experience with fractions. The resource includes 50 innovative ways to teach kids about equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions, using fractions in money math and...
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Interactive
Arcademics

Speedway

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Race to extreme fluency. Scholars play a car race online game where the faster they choose the answer to fraction addition and subtraction problems, the faster their cars go. Pupils play against the computer or other players online....
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Subtraction of Fractions: Fragmented Fractions

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
An interactive challenges scholars to subtract mixed numbers. Pupils answer questions—multiple-choice, fill in the blank, and true or false—with help from virtual fraction strips. The practice closes with a discussion. 
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Math Antics

Working with Parts

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Get a clearer picture of working with fractions. While continuing to work with fractions as parts, the video shows how to use drawing to compare and add fractions. Worksheets then provide opportunities for pupils to practice comparing,...
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Assessment
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California Education Partners

Cady's Cats

For Students 5th Standards
How much can a cat eat? The five-question fraction assessment asks pupils to determine the fractional portion of a food box eaten by cats. Learners show their proficiency in adding and subtracting fractions using several scenarios...
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Assessment
Illustrative Mathematics

Peaches

For Students 4th Standards
Subtracting mixed numbers is easy when the fractions have the same denominator. Here, young mathematicians are prompted to find out how many pounds of peaches are left after Alfredo gives some pounds to his neighbor.
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Handout
Del Mar College

Arithmetic of Fractions

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Never forget how to add, subtract, multiply, or divide fractions with a two-page document detailing each operation. 
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Handout
Math Centre UK

Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Reinforce fraction instruction with an informative worksheet equipped to provide independent practice, as well as guidance and modeling. Support is provided to boost proficiency in finding equivalent fractions, and adding, subtracting,...
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Activity
Pedago Net

Acing Math

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Deal me in! Elementary and middle school classes will love this selection of math games, all involving a deck of cards. From fractions to exponents to rounding up and down, the games cover such a variety of skills that your classroom...
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Printables
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Fraction Strips

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Reach out to your visual and kinesthetic learners with this set of printable fraction strips. Not only is this resource a great way to develop children's fractional number sense, it's bound to capture their engagement as well.
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Worksheet
Math Centre

Fractions: Adding and Subtracting

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Young mathematicians piece together the puzzle of fractions. Starting with the addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, this series of example problems and skills practice exercises transitions students to working...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Your learners will enjoy playing a game as a motivator to learning and remembering the adding and subtracting of fractions.
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Printables
Curated OER

Fractions: A Conceptual Approach

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
If you are teaching fractions to elementary learners this year, this Singapore Math presentation is essential to your curriculum. It addresses several basic fractions concepts in conceptual terms and figures, making each idea accessible...
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Worksheet
Northern Arizona University

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Pattern blocks and shapes demonstrate how to add and subtract fractions. By aligning blocks with different shapes, learners figure out how to create a whole, and then how to add and delete parts from that whole.
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App
Oddrobo Software

King of Math Junior

For Students K - 6th Standards
Do your students have what it takes to be the king of math? Find out with this fun skills practice game that covers a wide range of topics from counting and basic operations to measurement and fractions.
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Interactive
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Add & Subtract with Common Denominators

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
RJ and Zoey are at camp and need to get back to the mess hall for lunch, but they don't know how far they have to walk. Help them figure out the distance while teaching young mathematicians how to add and subtract fractions with this...
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Worksheet
Math Salamanders Ltd.

Adding Subtracting Fractions With Like Denominators Sheet 1

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
In this finding of the sums and differences of fractions learning exercise, learners add and subtract fractions with the same denominators. Students solve 16 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate how to solve addition and subtraction of fractions. In this fractions instructional activity, students use folded paper to shade in fractional parts and identify the sum of the parts shaded.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Fraction Circles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Add and subtract fractions with common denominators! In this fractions activity, upper graders review what they already know about fractions, use manipulatives to compare fractions, and add and subtract fractions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Subtract Fractions With Like Denominators (E)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fractions activity, students solve 24 problems in which fractions with like denominators are subtracted. An example is provided with hints.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Subtract Fractions With Like Denominators (C)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fractions worksheet, learners solve 21 problems in which simple fractions with like denominators are subtracted. An example with hints is provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Subtract Fractions With Like Denominators (I)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this finding the differences of fractions with common denominators worksheet, students subtract the numerators, keep the same denominators, and reduce to lowest terms. Students solve 14 problems.