Addition and subtraction of Fractions

Big Ideas

Represent addition and subtraction of fractions with unequal denominators using objects and pictorial models

Solve addition and subtraction of fractions with unequal denominators using objects, pictorial models, and properties of operations.

Represent addition/subtraction of fractions with unequal denominators using models

• Find opportunities in your daily activities to talk about fractions and equivalent fractions. You can review fractions when cutting foods into equal units (e.g., an apple, a watermelon, a pie, a pan of brownies or lasagna, a sandwich, or a pizza). If you walk half of a block and your child walks a quarter of a block, who walked the shorter distance? Who walked the longer distance?

Add and subtract fractions with unequal denominators

• Pearson Home-School Connection- Add/Subtract Fractions
• Pearson Home-School Connection- Add/Subtract Mixed Numbers