5.NF.2.b Estimation of Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
by Math Mom Repeat © 2023
Price: $1.5 USD
Subjects: math,mathElementary,mathMiddleSchool,elementaryFractions,fractionsAndNumbers,midSchoolFractions,theNumberSystem
Grades: 4,5,6,7
Description
This estimation of addition and subtraction of fractions boom cards activity is perfect to introduce addition of fractions with unlike denominators. This should provide instant feedback on students' overall understanding of fractions before getting started. Help your students understand the math behind the math with repeated addition for multiplying fractions. This activity shows students why the rule for multiplying fractions by whole numbers works. Students go from using repeated addition to the multiplication of fractions rule (putting a whole number over 1). This activity teaches three common core tasks at once: dividing whole numbers by fractions, fractions by whole numbers, and repeated reasoning (understand that 1/2 divided by 2 is the reciprocal of 2 divided by 1/2). Includes 20 problems! Perfect for: -Explicit Instruction -Stations -Early Finishers -Homework -Partner/Group Work -Independent Practice, and More!