🌻 Build-a-Fraction Math Lab

Focus: Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators.

Theme: Reasoning, visual models, problem solving

Materials:

  • 8 Sheets of Paper

  • Pencil

  • Optional: Tape

Instructions:

  1. ➗ Fold each paper paper to make eight equal sections.

  2. 🎨 Color parts to represent given fractions. One page should have one segment colored, another should have two, etc.

  3. ➕ Put shaded parts together to add fractions.

  4. ➖ Remove pieces to model subtraction.

Discussion Questions

  • Why does the denominator stay the same?

  • What if the total is more than one whole?

Optional Extensions

  1. 🔄 Fraction Subtraction: Model subtraction visually with folds.

  2. 🚀 More Than One: Show improper fractions and mixed numbers.

  3. ✍️ Match the Math: Write equations that match the paper model.