Adding Fractions with Same Denominator
Are your students struggling with how to add fractions? These adding fractions worksheets will help your students get the repetition they need to improve. Understanding how to add fractions in grade 3 is vital as it is a stepping stone to trickier concepts in grade 4 – adding fractions with unlike denominators. Combine the fractions video below with the worksheets here and you’ll see your students improve in just 1 lesson! And the best part? There’s no prep for you! Simply watch the video, do the worksheets and make up some crazy game for your students to play that involves fractions. That’s your lesson done!
Grade 3
A bundle of the 3 resources.
Adding Fractions with Same Denominator
Adding fractions is an important skill and grade 3 is a fantastic time to start introducing it! The ability to add fractions with the same denominator is not tricky, it just takes practice. Students are often quick to forget simple concepts in Mathematics, which is why it is so important to introduce adding fractions to students in grade 3. It gives them time to understand and develop their knowledge, not just in the math involved, but the actual concept of a fraction and adding them together. As students move into grade 4, they’ll have a solid foundation and begin to add fractions with unlike denominators, which can be a bit tricky and requires further repetition!
Think your students are ready for the next step? Adding fractions with unlike denominators is ready to go with another video and easy to use worksheets!
If you’re looking for more videos, I recommend Math with Mr J. He breaks down adding fractions with common denominators really well, keeping it nice and simple for your class. If it’s worksheets you’re after, check out ‘dadworksheets’. They have a bunch of free printable adding fraction worksheets that’ll help your students improve in no time!
Adding Fractions – Same Denominator
Don’t know how to add fractions? Adding fractions can sound tricky, but it’s very simple! These 3 steps will show you how to add fractions.
Step 1: Make sure the denominators (bottom numbers) are the same number.
Step 2: Add the numerators (top numbers).
Step 3: Simply the fraction (if needed).
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Adding Fractions – Different Denominator
Step 1: Make the denominators the same by multiplying.
Step 2: Add the numerators.
Step 3: Simplify the fraction if needed.
Example:
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Step 1: Multiply to make the denominators the same. “Whatever you do to the bottom, you do to the top.”
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Step 2: Now that they’re the same, just add the numerators and keep the denominators the same.
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Step 3: Simply your answer.
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