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5th grade Fractions Lesson Plans

Are you looking for ways to test your students' knowledge of fractions? Education.com offers challenging, innovative fifth grade fractions lesson plans that cover mixed numbers, numerators, denominators, multiplying fractions, and more. Not only will kids turn their basic skills into advanced fraction knowledge, they'll find learning pleasurable with our hands on lesson plans!

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Fractions
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Fraction Stories
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Fraction Stories
Multiplying with fractions may seem easy to your students, but challenge them with this engaging lesson that requires them to write their own word problems!
5th grade
Math
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Fraction of a Whole
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Fraction of a Whole
Teach your students to use bar models and multiplication to find a fraction of a whole number.
4th grade
Math
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Make It Work! Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
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Make It Work! Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators
Adding fractions with unlike denominators just doesn't work like it does when the denominators are the same. Let's make it work! Students will add fractions with unlike denominators with sums between one and two.
5th grade
Math
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Show Me Equivalent Fractions!
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Show Me Equivalent Fractions!
In this lesson, students will construct their own number lines and bar models to find equivalent fractions.
5th grade
Math
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Organizing Word Problems
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Organizing Word Problems
Help students solve fraction word problems with a graphic organizer! This lesson addresses Common Core standards while teaching useful skills for standardized test taking.
4th grade
Math
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Multiplication as Scaling
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Multiplication as Scaling
Teach your students to interpret multiplication as scaling. In this lesson, students will learn to predict the size of a product, using one factor as scale.
5th grade
Math
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Multiplying Whole Numbers and Fractions: Illustrated!
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Multiplying Whole Numbers and Fractions: Illustrated!
Give your students insight into what’s going on when you multiply a whole number and a fraction! Use this lesson plan to teach your students to illustrate products of whole numbers and fractions using number lines.
5th grade
Math
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Solving Mixed Number Word Problems Using the Three-Reads Strategy
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Solving Mixed Number Word Problems Using the Three-Reads Strategy
There’s more than one way to add and subtract mixed numbers! Use this witty lesson plan to teach your students to illustrate mixed number sums and difference while giggling with delight.
5th grade
Math
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Back to School Supply Shopping
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Back to School Supply Shopping
It’s the beginning of the school year and your class needs supplies! Can your students successfully shop for everything they need and stay on budget? Find out in this real-world application of multiplying whole numbers by decimals.
5th grade
Math
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Multiplication of Mixed Numbers with Area Models
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Multiplication of Mixed Numbers with Area Models
Teach your students to use an area model to solve multiplication problems with mixed numbers.
5th grade
Math
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Fraction Simplest Form by Greatest Common Factor
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Fraction Simplest Form by Greatest Common Factor
When fractions have big numerators and denominators, it can be tough to find the simplest form. Fear not! Use this lesson plan to teach your students to find the simplest form using the greatest common factor.
5th grade
Math
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Area Models and Multiplying Fractions
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Area Models and Multiplying Fractions
Some understandings are revealed through repeated, clear and simple steps. Use this lesson plan to teach your students to illustrate area model for products when multiplying fractions. It’s a four-step adventure!
5th grade
Math
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Mixed Word Problems with RDW Strategy
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Mixed Word Problems with RDW Strategy
This end-of-the-school-year lesson will get the students focused on all the things they learned in math class! It reviews different skills with fractions and decimals in word problems using the "Read, Draw, and Write" strategy.
5th grade
Math
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Adding Fractions on Number Lines
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Adding Fractions on Number Lines
Getting ready to add fractions? This lesson reviews how to add fractions with unlike denominators using number lines. Students will focus on understanding the process and reasoning behind each step.
5th grade
Math
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Word Problems: Adding Mixed Number Fractions
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Word Problems: Adding Mixed Number Fractions
Children often wonder if algorithms are practical. Using this lesson plan, your students will see how the standard algorithm for adding mixed numbers brings life to real world real-world situations.
5th grade
Math
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Subtracting Fractions with Different Denominators
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Subtracting Fractions with Different Denominators
Getting ready to subtract fractions? This lesson reviews how to subtract like denominators and teaches students how to subtract unlike denominators. The focus is on understanding the process and reasoning behind each step.
5th grade
Math
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Survey Says...
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Survey Says...
This hands-on lesson covers fractions and percentages. Children will have a great time interacting with their fellow classmates and completing surveys as they learn to represent parts of a whole.
5th grade
Math
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Arrays for Fraction Products
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Arrays for Fraction Products
Illustrating products for fractions with arrays is fun! Use this lesson plan to teach your students to visualize products as arrays when faced with multiplying fraction factors.
5th grade
Math
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Division as Multiplication Using Number Lines
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Division as Multiplication Using Number Lines
Use this lesson plan to teach your students to illustrate division as multiplication using number lines.
5th grade
Math
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Modeling Mixed Number Subtraction
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Modeling Mixed Number Subtraction
Students will learn to model mixed number subtraction with manipulatives using this hands-on lesson plan.
5th grade
Math
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When Having Like Denominators Isn’t Enough!
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When Having Like Denominators Isn’t Enough!
Does chaos ensue when your students subtract like mixed numbers and the larger fraction has a lesser numerator? Using this lesson plan, teach your class how to overcome this tricky obstacle: When having like denominators isn’t enough!
5th grade
Math
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Scale, Shapes, and Sets
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Scale, Shapes, and Sets
Use this fun and easy lesson plan to teach your students to predict and calculate dimensions for shapes to scale in sets.
5th grade
Math
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Comparing Fractions: Tell Them How You Know!
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Comparing Fractions: Tell Them How You Know!
Using this interactive lesson plan, your students will learn to read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths with a partner.
5th grade
Math
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Illustrating Mixed Number Sums with Tape Diagrams
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Illustrating Mixed Number Sums with Tape Diagrams
Your students will learn to add unlike mixed numbers using tape diagrams.
5th grade
Math
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