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    Teach Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Regrouping (5th Grade) Using a Common Denominator

    • by Giselle Rivera
    Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers with Common Denominator

    Teaching students how to add and subtract mixed numbers in 5th grade is a major skill tested on SBAC. Don’t quote me, but it often feels like a large portion of the test focuses on fractions, and there is always a performance task that requires students to add or subtract mixed numbers. Adding and subtracting […]

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    Build a European Explorers Tall Ship Craft with Students

    • by Giselle Rivera
    European Explorer Paper Ship Craft Activity

    Looking for a fun and educational way to bring your European Explorers unit to life? This European Explorers Tall Ship Craft is the perfect hands-on project to help students visualize the famous ships that carried explorers across the ocean during the Age of Exploration. With just a few simple materials, students can build their own […]

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    From Confusion to Clarity: Techniques for Educators to Teach Adding and Subtracting Unlike Mixed Numbers

    • by Giselle Rivera
    Subtract unlike mixed numbers using visual models and regrouping or ungrouping or decomposing

    Adding and subtracting mixed numbers with unlike fractions is one of those math concepts that can quickly become confusing for students. It’s not that they can’t do the math—it’s that there are so many steps involved! Between finding a common denominator, converting mixed numbers, regrouping, and simplifying, it’s easy for students to get lost along […]

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