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CCSS 5.NF.A.1 Worksheets

Grade 5 ยท Number & Operations - Fractions

Add and subtract fractions with different denominators by rewriting them with a common denominator.

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Deliver a whole lesson on 5.NF.A.1 from a textbook-grade teaching unit, with a hook, worked examples, diagrams, misconceptions, and an exit ticket.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Add and subtract fractions with different denominators by rewriting them with a common denominator.

How to teach it

Start with fair sharing of one whole into equal parts, name unit fractions, then build non-unit and equivalent fractions with fraction strips.

Worked example
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Watch out for

Forgetting the parts must be equal, and thinking a larger denominator always means a larger fraction.

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