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A fraction is a division: 5th grade math

Fraction as division (a/b = a ÷ b). A free 5th grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: fraction as division (a/b = a ÷ b).

Teach (10 min)

  • The top is what is shared. The bottom is how many share it.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/numsense.g5_fracDivision?lesson=5-numsense-fracdivision-1&at=5

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Three questions on a slip:
  • 1. 2 sandwiches are shared equally by 6 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  • 2. 1 sandwiches are shared equally by 6 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  • 3. 1 sandwiches are shared equally by 2 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)

Question set

10 questions that read in words, easiest first. Questions that need a picture are on the printable sheet below.

  1. 2 sandwiches are shared equally by 6 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  2. 1 sandwiches are shared equally by 6 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  3. 1 sandwiches are shared equally by 2 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  4. 1 pans of cornbread are shared equally by 4 tables. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  5. 1 pans of cornbread are shared equally by 3 tables. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  6. 3 sandwiches are shared equally by 4 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  7. 2 sandwiches are shared equally by 3 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  8. 2 sandwiches are shared equally by 4 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  9. 3 sandwiches are shared equally by 6 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  10. 1 pans of cornbread are shared equally by 2 tables. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
Answers
  1. 1/3
  2. 1/6
  3. 1/2
  4. 1/4
  5. 1/3
  6. 3/4
  7. 2/3
  8. 1/2
  9. 1/2
  10. 1/2

Printable sheet

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A fraction is a division (5th grade)

  1. 1 sandwiches are shared equally by 3 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  2. 2 sandwiches are shared equally by 6 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  3. 4 sandwiches are shared equally by 6 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  4. 2 pans of cornbread are shared equally by 5 tables. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  5. 2 pizzas are shared equally by 5 friends. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  6. 4 pizzas are shared equally by 6 friends. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  7. 4 pans of cornbread are shared equally by 6 tables. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  8. 10 pans of cornbread are shared equally by 7 tables. How much does each get? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  9. 1 sandwiches are shared equally by 4 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction.) (Any fraction with the right value counts.)
  10. 6 pans of cornbread are shared equally by 4 tables. How much does each get? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  11. 4 sandwiches are shared equally by 2 children. How much does each get? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
  12. 12 pizzas are shared equally by 7 friends. How much does each get? (Write a fraction or a mixed number.)
Key
  1. 1/3
  2. 1/3
  3. 2/3
  4. 2/5
  5. 2/5
  6. 2/3
  7. 2/3
  8. 1 3/7
  9. 1/4
  10. 1 1/2
  11. 2
  12. 1 5/7

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