Our Multiplying and Dividing Fractions unit will begin December 7th. If they understood ("survived"!) the last few weeks of the Fraction Number Sense unit, then this won't be very difficult in comparison. It just combines some of those skills, which can be confusing. Below are a few resources to help students (and parents) at home.
Students must be able to multiply:
- two fractions
- a fraction and a whole number
- mixed numbers
Resources:
Examples: Multiply two fractions and multiply fractions and whole numbers
Examples: Multiply mixed numbers (*ignore the section about negative numbers)
Simplifying: Strategy of Simplifying BEFORE Multiplying
Guided Practice: Practice Multiplying Fractions
Guided Practice: Using visual models (rectangular arrays) to multiply fractions
Guided Practice: Multiplying whole numbers and fractions
Guided Practice: Multiply fractions using arrays
Soccer Game
Snow Sprint Game
Millionaire Game
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Dividing Fractions
Resources:
LearnZillion - divide fractions by whole numbers using models
LearnZillion - divide fractions by fractions using models
Helping With Math
Flocabulary - YouTube 'rap' video
LearnZillion - divide fractions by whole numbers using models
LearnZillion - divide fractions by fractions using models
Helping With Math
Flocabulary - YouTube 'rap' video
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