Practical Practices

Here is a quick review of how to determine if a fraction is in simplest form and ways to check. Have students put fractions in simplest form on the bags of popcorn.

Here is a fun activity to see if your students can create the visual for the likelihood for choosing candy from a paper bag. Use this as a center, whole group, or review activity.

Have the students practice this as a worksheet or turn them into task cards. This is a great way to review for a unit test. These are single and multi-step word problems that use unlike fractions. All answers are in simplest form. There is no regrouping in this set of practice problems.

Here is a paired activity to use as an exit ticket, a quick practice, or center to practice ordering 4 fractions. There is a place for students to write out their problem solving thinking process. Task cards are provided that can be used for many other activities (naming fractions, fraction war-comparing, and ordering). **Printed on 11 x 7 paper.