Improper fractions, mixed numbers, reduced terms, and denominators....oh my! We are in the midst of our unit on fractions and decimals. I trust that your student delivered the parent letters about this unit.
Here are the big topics that we have focused on thus far:
- Finding fractional parts of a whole
- Adding and subtracting fractions
- Comparing and ordering fractions
- Understanding proper and improper fractions
- Understanding mixed numbers
- Reducing fractions to lowest terms
Please take time to read the following letters that contain more important information about the work we are doing in this unit.