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for K-5 StudentsMath Activities

Grade 5, Week 2Fractions

Day Topic Pages

Day 1 Convert Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers 2–4

Day 2 Fractions as Division 5–7

Day 3 Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators 8–9

Day 4 Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators 10–11

Day 5 Simplifying Fractions 12–14

Note: Some of the following activities use fraction manipulatives, or hands-on learning tools. If you do not have them available at home, go to hand2mind.com/brainingcamp for free virtual manipulatives or download the free reproducibles of Rainbow Fraction® Circles and Rainbow Fraction® Tiles.

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Day 1Draw a model of the improper fraction. Then, convert it to a mixed

number. Use Two-Color Counters, paper clips or cereal to model, if available.

16 ___ 3 = 5 1 __ 3 12 ___ 5 = _____

10 ___ 3 = _____ 18 ___ 7 = _____

25 ___ 9 = _____ 35 ___ 10 = _____

50 ___ 15 = _____ 100 ____ 30 = _____

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Day 1 (continued)Plot each fraction on the number line.

Then, convert the improper fractions to mixed numbers.

1. 4 __ 4 , 6 __ 4 , 8 __ 4 :

2. 12 ___ 6 , 15 ___ 6 , 18 ___ 6 , 21 ___ 6 , 24 ___ 6

3. 15 ___ 3 , 16 ___ 3 , 19 ___ 3

4. 7 __ 5 , 9 __ 5 , 12 ___ 5 , 13 ___ 5 , 15 ___ 5

4 __ 4

1

6 __ 4

1 2 __ 4

8 __ 4

2

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Day 1 (continued)Plot each fraction on the number line.

Then, convert the improper fractions to mixed numbers.

5. 11 ___ 8 , 15 ___ 8 , 18 ___ 8 , 23 ___ 8

6. 10 ___ 7 , 14 ___ 7 , 18 ___ 7

7. 9 __ 2 , 15 ___ 2 , 21 ___ 2

8. 15 ___ 9 , 28 ___ 9 , 35 ___ 9 , 50 ___ 9

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Day 2Fill in the charts below. Use Rainbow Fractions® Circles to model.

Division Problem Drawing

Quotient Mixed Number

Division Problem Drawing

Quotient Mixed Number

Division Problem Drawing

Quotient Mixed Number

9 ÷ 6

10 ÷ 3

9 __ 6 1 3 __ 6 = 1 1 __ 2

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Day 2 (continued)Fill in the charts below. Use Rainbow Fractions® Circles to model.

Division Problem Drawing

Quotient Mixed Number

Division Problem Drawing

Quotient Mixed Number

Division Problem Drawing

Quotient Mixed Number

2 4 __ 5

15 ___ 8

32 ÷ 10

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Day 2 (continued)Draw a model of the situation.

Then, write the fraction represented by the situation.

Read each word problem. Then write a solution.

1. 1 whole shared by 8 people 2. 2 wholes shared by 5 people

3. 3 wholes shared by 4 people 4. 1 whole shared by 6 people

5. 2 wholes shared by 3 people 6. 5 wholes shared by 8 people

7. 4 wholes shared by 5 people

8. 3 wholes shared by 7 people

9. If 5 pounds of pecans are to be

divided equally into 3 bags, how

many pounds of pecans will each

bag contain?

10. If 2 equally-sized pieces of

a board are to be cut into

4 equal pieces, what fraction

of a board is each piece?

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Day 3Fill in the blanks. Draw a model of both fractions.

1. 2 __ 4 = 4 __ 8

2. 4 __ 6 = ___ 3

3. 1 __ 9 = ___ 27

4. 12 ___ 36 = ___ 6

5. 4 __ 5 = 16 __

6. 12 ___ 15 = ___ 5

7. 3 ___ = 6 ___ 12

8. 5 __ 7 = 15 ___

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Model the subtraction problem. Then, solve.

1. 5 __ 8 – 1 __ 4 = 5 __ 8 – 2 __ 8 = 3 __ 8

2. 5 __ 6 – 2 __ 3 = 5 __ 6 – ___ 6 = ___ 6

3. 8 ___ 10 – 2 __ 5 = 8 ___ 10 – ___ 10 = ___ 10

4. 2 __ 5 – 1 ___ 10 = ___ 10 – 1 ___ 10 = ___ 10

5. 3 __ 4 – 1 ___ 12 = ___ 12 – 1 ___ 12 = ___ 12

6. 15 ___ 16 – 1 __ 2 = 15 ___ 16 – ___ 16 = ___ 16

Day 3 (continued)

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Day 4Sort each set of 4 fractions from smallest to largest.

Fractions Smallest Largest

1 __ 2 , 3 __ 4 , 1 __ 8 , 10 ___ 10

9 ___ 10 , 15 ___ 10 , 1 __ 5 , 3 __ 5

1 2 __ 3 , 6 __ 3 , 8 __ 9 , 8 ___ 12

4 __ 6 , 1 __ 3 , 5 1 ___ 12 , 2 2 ___ 12

10 ___ 2 , 8 __ 4 , 8 __ 8 , 100 ____ 10

1 __ 2 , 1 __ 3 , 1 __ 4 , 1 __ 6

5 __ 6 , 3 __ 4 , 2 __ 3 , 1 __ 2

1 9 ___ 10 , 2 6 __ 2 , 3 1 __ 6 , 4 10 ___ 3

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Model the subtraction problem. Then, solve.

Day 4 (continued)

1. 7 __ 8 – 4 __ 8 = __________ 2. 4 __ 5 – 2 __ 5 = __________

3. 6 ___ 12 – 2 __ 6 = __________ 4. 3 __ 4 – 7 ___ 10 = __________

5. 9 ___ 10 – 1 __ 2 = __________ 6. 5 __ 8 – 1 __ 6 = __________

7. Hal ate 3 __ 8 of the pizza. His brother ate 5 __ 8 of the pizza. How much more of the pizza did Hal’s brother eat than Hal ate?

8. Of the members of the student body who went on the museum field trip, 5 ___ 12 went by carpool and the rest went by bus. What fraction of the student body went by bus?

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Day 5Match the fractions.

1 __ 3 45 ___ 9

5 __ 6 24 ___ 9

90 ____ 100 17 ___ 2

15 ___ 3 25 ___ 30

5 1 __ 4 270 ____ 300

36 ___ 42 6 __ 7

1 12 ___ 2 1 __ 2

8 __ 3 42 ___ 8

2 __ 4 12 ___ 36

8 1 __ 2 7 __ 1

12 ___ 36 1 __ 3

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Write the fraction that is represented by the image. Write the fraction in simplest form.

Day 5 (continued)

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Write the fraction that is represented by the image. Write the fraction in simplest form.

Day 5 (continued)