Number Systems 1 - Fractions
Cross-Curricular Ties:
 Measuring amounts

Reducing recipes
Common Core Standards:
Fraction operations +,-,x, \
Keywords:
improper fraction
mixed number
multiplicative inverses
numerator
quotient
reciprocals
whole numbers
common denominator
denominator
dividend
divisor
equation
fraction
Pre-Requisite:
-Simplifying fractions
Standard
Number
6.NS.1.1
6.NS.1.2
6.NS.1.3*
-Multiplying and Dividing whole numbers
“I Can”
Add, subtract, Multiply, and
divide fractions in simplest
form
Explain the meaning of the
quotient and why dividing is
multiplying by the reciprocal.
Solve word problems using
division, and multiplication of
fractions.
*Write an equation to solve a
problem using division of
fractions.
*Write a story problem that
will use division of fractions.
Activities
Linked
Assessments
Writing a recipe
Writing a recipe
Funny fraction video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU5LoCLGMdQ
Step
1
2
Activity
Write down the keywords on 3x5 cards
-Mathtrain
-Multiplying fractions
Multiplying
kahn, ----Multiplying
fractions and
mixed number
cross canceling -- fractions kahn1 and
Mathtrain
kahn 2
Assessment
- Look through the activity on
page 313, and examples 1 and
2.
-Look at the box titled
“Multiplying Fractions” on pg
Multiplying
Fractions
multiplying
mixed number
fractions
-Multiplying fractions
with one mixed
number and one
fraction
321 and copy into Know it all
book
-Look at examples 2-5 on pg
321
- Look at examples 1-3 on pg
326
Pg 315 3-25 odd, 35, pg 3-21 odd, 35, pg 328 3-31 odd
-Copy the “Dividing Mathtrain Dividing
Dividing fractions on
Fractions” box on pg fractions
Kahn achademy
334 into your Know
it all Book.
-Look at examples
2-3 on pg 335
Pg 336 1-25 odd
Mathtrain Dividing
Dividing fractions
Look at examples 1, and
mixed number
Mixed number kahn
2 on pg 339-340
fractions
Pg 341 1-31 odd
Mathtrain videos with
-Adding fractions with
-Look at pg 271
subtraction visual,
common denominators
examples 1-3
kahn, Subtracting
Fractions with common
denominators kahn
Pg 273 1-21 odd
Quick adding and subtracting fractions game,
Mathtrain
Kahn academy finding
-Look at the examples on
subtracting
common denominators
page 277 examples 1-3
fractions
-Kahn academy adding
fractions
-Kahn adding and
subtracting fractions
pg 279 1-23 odd
mathtrain
-Kahn academy adding mixed -Write down the steps
subtracting
numbers with like
described on pg 284 in
mixed number denominators
the Adding and
fraction
-Kahn adding mixed numbers Subtracting Mixed
with unlike denominators
numbers box into your
-Kahn subtracting mixed
Know it All book.
numbers word problems
-Look at examples 1-3 on
pg 284
Pg 286 1-27 odd
Harder adding and subtracting fractions game
6.ns.1.1 accelerated math mastery
Kahn: Adding fractions word problems, Subtractions word problems,
Multiplying fractions word problem, Dividing fractions word problems
Word problems fractions worksheet
Review pg 304 15-37 odd, pg 358 21-41 odd
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