In this hands on lesson, students create squares with different fraction pieces while building their knowledge of adding fractions with different denominators.

Provide students with an opportunity to identify the wholes that are correctly divided into halves, thirds, and fourths (equal shares). Use this activity alone as a support lesson or alongside Cookie Fractions Fun.

Students will learn to model mixed number subtraction with manipulatives using this hands-on lesson plan.

Encourage student explanations and visual representation of fraction subtraction in this interactive lesson. Use this lesson on its own or as support to the lesson Modeling Mixed Number Subtraction.