Amanda Cotrupi

When students learn how to multiply whole numbers, they develop the assumption that all multiplication expressions will result in a greater product. That is simply not the case when it comes to multiplying fractions. These guided notes will give your students the opportunity to see when fraction multiplication results in a product that is greater than, less than, or equal to the original factors. Students will develop their own conjectures and prove their thinking by multiplying. These two pages

Fraction multiplication is a difficult concept for many young learners to grasp! These scaffolded notes will give your students the opportunity to model the process of multiplying fractions times whole numbers as well as fractions time fractions. They will also serve as a useful reference if stored in a math notebook. Note: After trying many different methods for modeling fractions multiplication in my own 5th grade classroom, this is the technique that has worked the best! I personally like to