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I’m always on the lookout for fresh, hands‑on fraction fluency activities that make practice fun for my 5th-graders—and Kaboom! fits the bill perfectly. My students love playing this game, and I have a few tips to make it extra exciting. The best part about Kaboom is that it’s simple to prep, and this fraction Kaboom […]
Any 5th-grade teacher knows that Mastering the Conversion of Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers and vice versa is the foundation of adding and subtracting fractions that require regrouping. Some educators call regrouping fractions, or borrowing but in this article, I’ll refer to it as regrouping. If your students struggle with this important skill, I have […]
Making fractions relatable and understandable for students can be a real challenge. When teaching how to add and subtract unlike fractions, it’s easy to fall back on simply teaching students the algorithm because that’s how many of us learned. But does it really help students understand what it means to add and subtract unlike fractions? […]
