Lesson 3

Add, Subtract, and Multiply with Fraction Strips

Est. Class Sessions: 2

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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TIMS Bit

    1. 2/3
    2. 6/10
    3. 3/2
    4. 5/8
    5. 11/12
    1. three-fourths
    2. seven-ninths
    3. nine-eighths
    4. two and one-half
    5. two-fifths

Ongoing Assessment

Use DPP item I to assess students' abilities to translate between words and numbers to name fractions [E2].

Play Show Me from Lesson 2 or use the opportunities in Lesson 7 as targeted practice.

I. Words to Numbers

Use the Writing Numbers in Words page in the Reference section of the Student Guide to help you.

  1. Write the following words as numbers.
    1. two-thirds
    2. six-tenths
    3. three-halves
    4. five-eighths
    5. one and one-twelfth
  2. Write the following numbers as words.
    1. 3/4
    2. 7/9
    3. 9/8
    4. 21/2
    5. 2/5