Representing Addition of Fractions

I absolutely love that there are so many opportunities (with the NEW TEKS) for students to manipulate and draw! Not only does it add to the atmosphere of the classroom via engagement and discourse, but it also speaks more heavily to our kinesthetic and visual learners!

Adding and subtracting of fractions (with unlike denominators) in 5th grade begins with this premise as it sets the tone for students preparing to move more towards the abstract (algorithm) of adding/subtracting mixed numbers. I love that we get a chance to pull our colored pencils and graph-type paper to introduce this concept.

That's what makes this video blog quite special! I hope you find it fun to teach!!

Adding fractions with Unlike Denominators