Unit 4: Fractions
Mini-Unit 2: Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Lesson 2.1: The Basics of Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Strengthen your students’ understanding of adding and subtracting fractions with this 4th grade practice worksheet. Students build models, create common denominators, and determine sums and differences using visual models and fraction reasoning.
Students will:
• use area models to represent fractions
• create common denominators to add and subtract
• explain whether sums or differences can be built with existing models
• analyze unit sizes to determine whether fractions can be combined
• determine whether sums are less than, equal to, or greater than 1 using fraction reasoning
Standards:
CCSS: 4.NF.3a, 4.NF.3b, 4.NF.3c, 4.NF.3d, 4.NF.6
TEKS: 4.3a, 4.3b, 4.3E, 4.3F
