Lisa O'Laughlin

This mini bundle includes the following story problems: 1. Adding fractions with unlike denominators. 2. Subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. 3. Adding mixed numbers with unlike denominators. 4. Subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators. This mini bundle is centered on a recipe for chocolate chip cookies and expects students to locate specific data within a table and think critically to solve problems. All items are fully editable and include reminders of the steps involve

These multiplying and dividing fractions story problems are great to use as reinforcement in the classroom or as homework. These involve strictly fractions - no mixed numbers - in the original problems. Here are some sample questions: 1. A recipe for cookies calls for 1/4 of a tablespoon of salt. How much salt would you need to bake 8 batches of cookies? 2. 5/8 of the students in your class have brown hair. Of those students, 1/2 have brown eyes. What fraction of the students have both brown

This item includes two worksheets that incorporate fractions story problems with a Thanksgiving theme. The first worksheet is fractions with common denominators and the second worksheet is fractions with unlike denominators. All items are fully editable so that you can incorporate your own students' names. Here are some sample problems: 1. Tommy Turkey ran 1/4 of a mile to escape Farmer Frank. He then ran another 1/4 of a mile to escape Farmer Fred. How many miles did he run? 2. Of the tu

This activity incorporates fraction and decimal operations (comparing, ordering, rounding, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing) story problems. Worksheet 1 - Pumpkin Pie recipe as the focus. Students will use critical thinking skills to solve each fraction problem. Worksheet 2 - Pumpkin Contest (weight) as the focus. Students will use critical thinking skills to solve each decimal problem. Here are some sample problems: 1. Susan offered to bring the granulated sugar and the brown

This practice includes review of converting decimals, percents, and fractions with a practice table that is "missing" information. Students will need to use the rules (plus some advanced thought) to convert between the different types of numbers to fill in the missing cells.

This item includes two worksheets that incorporate fractions story problems with a Valentine's Day theme. The first worksheet is fractions with common denominators and the second worksheet is fractions with unlike denominators. All items are fully editable so that you can incorporate your own students' names. Here are some sample problems: 1. Henry Heart ran 1/4 of a mile to escape Cupid. He then ran another 1/4 of a mile to escape Cupid's twin brother, Rupid. How many miles did he run? 2

This item includes two worksheets that incorporate fractions story problems with a Christmas/Winter theme. The first worksheet is fractions with common denominators, and the second worksheet is fractions with unlike denominators. All items are fully editable so that you can incorporate your own students' names. Here are some sample problems: 1. Christian has a small bag with 12 candies in it. 5 of the candies are red, 3 of the candies are green, and the rest are white. What fraction of the

This activity combines data collection of a favorite brand of candy for students (Smarties) and fraction calculation. Students will enjoy tallying (and eating) their data as well as get some practice with multiplying and dividing fractions. This was always a fun activity to use at the end of the week after the demonstration on multiplying and dividing fractions.

I used this page of fractions for multiple activites. One example is simplest form. I would ask the students to flip over the paper and circle any fractions that are in simplest form. I would then have them convert the others to simplest form. Another example is addition. I would have the students cut out the fractions and pull from the pile to add on their paper. (This would work with subtraction, multiplication, and division as well.)