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Add another strategy to the toolboxes of young mathematicians with this elementary math lesson on using number lines to add and subtract fractions.
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Instructional Ideas
- Insert this lesson into an upper-elementary math unit on rational numbers
- Laminate copies of the number line templates, allowing students to use with dry erase markers to help them find sums and differences of fractions
- Use the included worksheets as in-class or homework assignments, or even as exit card assessments
Pros
- Lesson includes all supporting worksheets and printable materials
- Provides a warm-up problem that activates prior knowledge about fractions
- Comments are included throughout the lesson plan as support for teachers
- Practice exercises ask students to provide written explanations of their solutions
Cons
- Answer keys are not included, by can be created by working through the problems ahead of time