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Recall Prior Knowledge
Students will be reminded of the skills and ideas they learned in 4th grade in order to help them with this unit. -
Adding/Subtracting Unlike Fractions
Students will learn how to add/subtract unlike fractions. They will learn that you always need a least common denominator (LCD) before you can ever add or subtract. Link text -
Improper Fractions
In this lesson, students learn that fractions are also called division expressions. They also learn how to turn improper fractions into mixed numbers by dividing. They also learn how to simplify fractions. Link text -
Adding Mixed Numbers
In this lesson, students will learn how to add mixed numbers. They will also learn what to do when you get an answer with a whole number and improper fraction together. -
Subtracting Mixed Numbers
In this lesson, students will learn how to subtract mixed numbers. They will also learn how to regroup and borrow from the whole number in order to subtract correctly. Link text -
Real-World Problems
Students will take everything they learned from this chapter and apply the skills to help them solve real-world problems. Both adding and subtracting will be involved.
