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Birdhouse Workshop: Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

Grade 5 practice adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators, set in a birdhouse-building workshop.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NF.A.1

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Single worksheet
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1 Common Core standard
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15 questions
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Details

Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators by renaming them as equivalent fractions.
Students add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators, regrouping a whole when needed.
Students find common denominators and correct a regrouping mistake in mixed number subtraction.

How to use

Use after teaching common denominators. Ask students to write the renamed fractions for every problem, then talk through the regrouping steps in the last section together.

Curriculum