Using visual fraction models is a pervasive standard in the CCLS and this explanatory teaching tool and practice worksheet will be useful in helping your students master this concept. The first page has a step by step illustration of how to use visual models to solve a problem involving multiplication of fractions. Then there are 10 problems posed, with room to draw a visual model and solve the problem. There is an answer key provided, with a thorough illustration of each problem, not just th
These printables are designed for practicing double-digit multiplication, as well as estimating the answer before solving the problem. Each page reminds the student to estimate first, then solve the problem. Students can check whether their answer is reasonable against their estimate. The worksheets can be used as part of a lesson in class, reinforcement in centers, and extra practice as independent work. In fourth grade, these printables can be used as supplementals to your teaching unit. Use
I'm now in my 22nd year of teaching and have taught sixth grade for 13 years, after nine years at 4th grade. Middle school is the best!
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