How to use this sheet

  • Draw the wholes as circles or bars: 2 3/4 is two full ones and three fourths of another.
  • For converting, have the child say how many parts are in one whole first: in fourths, a whole is 4/4.
  • For adding and subtracting, have the child add the wholes and the fractions separately, then put them together.

Common mistakes

  • Converting 2 3/4 to 2 × 3 + 4 = 10/4. Multiply the whole number by the denominator, then add the top: 11/4.
  • Leaving an answer such as 3 5/4. The 5/4 holds another whole: 4 1/4.
  • Subtracting when the fraction part on top is too small, as in 3 1/4 − 1 3/4. Rename a whole as 4/4 first.

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