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Grade 4: Chapter 7 Understand Fraction Equivalence and Comparison 

Dear Family, 

In this chapter, your student is learning different strategies for writing equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. The lessons address how to use multiplication and division to find equivalent fractions, as well as how to compare fractions using benchmarks and equivalent fractions. The vocabulary words for this chapter are: benchmark, common factor, equivalent, and equivalent fractions. You can help your student practice with fractions during your next cooking hour! • Pull out your recipe book and look for meal recipes with a variety of fraction sizes, like a soup that requires various seasonings. Before you and your student start cooking, change some of the ingredient quantities to familiarize your student with a variety of fractions. For example, you can change 1 cup to   cup, or   teaspoon to   teaspoon to give more “fraction flavor” to your recipe! • Invite your student to be your recipe reader. Choose a fraction from your recipe’s ingredient list, and then ask your student, “What is an equivalent fraction for [  cup]?” Encourage them to use multiplication to find an equivalent fraction. Next, choose a fraction with a numerator and denominator that are both divisible by the same one-digit number, such as  . (You may need to add this fraction to your recipe!) Continue by asking, “What are two equivalent fractions for [   cup]? How can you use division to find equivalent fractions?” • Then, help your student compare two fractions from a recipe by comparing them to a commonly used benchmark number, such as   or 1. (For example,   <   and   >   , so   <   .) • Challenge your student to compare two fractions by rewriting one of them with either the same numerator or denominator as the other fraction, and have them explain how they know which fraction is greater. • As a final challenge, choose three fractions from your recipe list for your student. Then, ask your student to order them from least to greatest! By the end of this chapter, your student should feel confident with the learning targets and success criteria on the next page. Have a great time cooking with fractions! 

Grade 5: Chapter 8 Add and Subtract Fractions 

Dear Family, 

In this chapter, your student is adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. The lessons address writing fractions in simplest form, estimating sums and differences of fractions, writing fractions using a common denominator, adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators, and solving word problems involving fractions and mixed numbers. The vocabulary words for this chapter are: simplest form, common denominator, improper fraction, and proper fraction. You can use the activities below to help your student practice adding and subtracting fractions while reviewing measurement at the same time. Point out any time you use fractions and mixed numbers throughout the day, whether measuring ingredients for a recipe, putting fractions of a gallon of gasoline in the car, or finding the length of material needed for a project. Encourage your student to do the same. • Once you and your student have identified a fraction or mixed number, have your student estimate the fraction to the nearest whole or half. For example, say, “I need five-eighths of a yard of string to tie this package. About how much is that?” Help your student recognize that five-eighths is about one-half. • Ask your student to find a common denominator of two or more fractions. For example, point out that you need three-fourths of a cup of milk and one-half cup of flour for a recipe. Have your student find equivalent fractions that have a common denominator and ask him or her to explain how he or she found the common denominator. • Have your student add and subtract fractions in real-world situations. Say, “We had about three-eighths of a tank of gas in the car. I added about two-fifths of a tank. How much gas do we have now? What common denominator did you use to find the sum? How did you choose that denominator? Is there another denominator you could have used? What is that fraction in simplest form?” By the end of this chapter, your student should feel confident with the learning targets and success criteria on the next page. Have a great time adding and subtracting fractions! 

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