Overview: Using prior knowledge of Greatest Common Factors and Least Common Multiples, students will model, compare, add, and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators.  Answers should be judged for reasonableness.  Customary and metric rulers will be used to demonstrate knowledge of the use of fractions in measurement.

Focus: Students will be able to integrate their knowledge of equivalent fractions to the comparing and ordering of fractions and to the modeling of equivalent fractions to find their sums and differences.

TEKS: 6.01a, 6.02a, 6.11b, 6.11c, 6.12b

Lessons:

• Monday: Comparing Fractions.  Assignment is Comparing Fractions wksht.   Notes Handout (Mimio Lesson) Make sure they change all fractions to equivalent fractions.
• Tuesday: Ordering Fractions.  Assignment is Order Fractions wksht.
• Wednesday: Modeling Add/Sub of Fractions.  Assignment is Fractions Models wksht.  Go over examples using fraction circles and also examples drawing the rectangle pictures on grid paper.
• Thursday: Add/Sub of Fractions.  Assignment is P6-3.  Also, give 6-3 class notes handout and do extra examples in the spiral.
• Friday: Addition of Mixed Numbers.  Assignment is C-44.