5th Grade · Unit 5

Adding & Subtracting Fractions

6 lessons, about 19 days with the quiz, review and test, in one download: Equivalent Fractions and Common Denominators, Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators, Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers, Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Regrouping, Estimating with Benchmark Fractions, Fraction Word Problems.

The lessons

6 lessons, in teaching order

Built to 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2. Each lesson has guided notes, practice, an exit ticket, a homework page, worked answer keys and a click-by-click Teacher Deck.

  1. Lesson 1 Equivalent Fractions and Common Denominators 5.NF.A.1 · 2 days I can write equivalent fractions by multiplying the numerator and the denominator by one number, and rename two fractions with a common denominator.
  2. Lesson 2 Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators 5.NF.A.1 · 3 days I can add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators by renaming them with a common denominator first.
  3. Lesson 3 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers 5.NF.A.1 · 3 days I can add and subtract mixed numbers by renaming the fraction parts, then working the fractions and the whole numbers.
  4. Lesson 4 Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Regrouping 5.NF.A.1 · 3 days I can subtract mixed numbers by renaming the fractions and trading 1 whole for fraction pieces when needed.
  5. Lesson 5 Estimating with Benchmark Fractions 5.NF.A.2 · 2 days I can estimate sums and differences of fractions and mixed numbers with the benchmark fractions 0, 1/2 and 1, and use the estimate to judge an answer.
  6. Lesson 6 Fraction Word Problems 5.NF.A.2 · 2 days I can solve one- and two-step word problems with fractions and mixed numbers by choosing to add or subtract and working every step.
Adding & Subtracting Fractions | 5th Grade Math Unit 5 Notes, Homework & Tests
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Everything for Unit 5

  • Student packets, color and InkSaver, with all 6 lessons in teaching order: notes, practice, apply, an exit ticket and a homework page for each
  • Answer keys: every problem worked step by step, the common mistakes, and a key for every homework page
  • Teacher Decks: an interactive PowerPoint deck with speaker notes for each lesson, plus a completed deck PDF
  • Assessments: a quiz, a unit review and Unit Test Forms A and B, each with a fully worked answer key, in color, InkSaver and editable Word
  • A unit overview: the lessons in teaching order and the days for each

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