Looking for a fun trick to help your students change improper fractions to mixed numbers? As a fifth grade math teacher, I found myself leaning on this trick all the time! One of the standards that we covered in fifth grade discussed how every fraction was really just a division problem and this trick reminded …
Adding Fractions Mnemonic
Does it feel like your students always need to convert their mixed numbers to improper fractions? Or change their improper fractions over to mixed numbers? It sure felt that way for my students. That’s why I tried to come up with a fun way to help them remember. My students loved to “Walk Like Mighty …
My Year in Numbers
I always loved the beginning of the school year when I could get to know my students with their “Math About Me” projects. It was so fun to watch them search their little lives to find numbers that were meaningful to them. I also loved giving them my own math problems! It’s always fun to …
Changing Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
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