What students practice
Every fraction is a count of unit fractions. Students write fractions and whole numbers as sums of unit fractions, break a fraction or a mixed number apart in two different ways, then add and subtract with like denominators: jumps on number lines, shaded and crossed-out bars, wholes with wholes and parts with parts, and a jump to the next whole number first when a problem passes a whole. Three fraction stories, a self-checking code page, and a Mixed Review finish the packet.
What's inside
- p. 3
Unit Fractions
Write each fraction, then write it as a sum of unit fractions.
- p. 4
Wholes as Unit Fractions
Show each whole number as a fraction and as a sum of unit fractions.
- p. 5
Break Apart a Fraction
Write each fraction as a sum in two different ways.
- p. 6
Break Apart Mixed Numbers
Write each number as a sum in two different ways.
- p. 7
Add on a Number Line
Start at the first fraction, jump forward, and write the sum.
- p. 8
Subtract on a Number Line
Start at the first number, jump back, and write the difference.
- p. 9
Add and Subtract with Bars
Shade more parts to add, or cross out parts to subtract, then write the answer.
- p. 10
Wholes and Parts
Add or subtract the wholes, then the parts.
- p. 11
Make a Whole
Jump to the next whole number first, then jump the rest of the way.
- p. 12
Fraction Stories
Solve each story, then write the answer in the box.
- p. 13
Fraction Code
Write each answer with its problem's denominator, then use the code to spell the word.
- p. 14
Mixed Review
Use any strategy from this packet.
Think: 5 tenths and 3 tenths are 8 tenths, so the sum is 8 tenths.
Georgia standards covered
4.NR.4.4
Represent whole numbers and fractions as the sum of unit fractions.
In this packet: pages 3, 4, and 14. 4.NR.4.4 practice in all our packets
4.NR.4.5
Represent a fraction as a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way, recording with an equation.
In this packet: pages 5, 6, and 14. 4.NR.4.5 practice in all our packets
4.NR.4.6
Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators using a variety of tools.
In this packet: pages 7 to 14. 4.NR.4.6 practice in all our packets
Who it's for
Grade 4 classes in the fractions unit. Denominators are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12, every problem uses like denominators, and fractions are always stacked. Keys keep the problem's denominator and do not simplify; any equal form is correct. There is no regrouping procedure page and no fraction times a whole number.
See the format first, free. The free Grade 4 Math Sampler has one practice page from four units, each with its answer key.
