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Decipher the Code: One Sick Dessert

PDF | 3 pages|Grade: 5

Add & Subtract mixed numbers with common denominators.

Students add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers in order to find the answer to a silly joke. The answer to each problem corresponds to a letter of the punchline. Decipher the code and complete it!

13 problems with fractions

Use with the whole class, during guided maths, with small groups or in tutoring or intervention.

This activity includes clear and concise teacher and student directions and conversation starters that give students what they need to have meaningful academic discussions.

Australian

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACMNA103
Investigate strategies to solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator
In Mathematics Year 5 Number and Algebra Fractions and decimals

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