Summary
Math Antics adds mixed numbers by combining the whole parts and the fraction parts. A clear, animated 9-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 4-5 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “Adding Mixed Numbers.”
- How do you handle the whole-number parts and the fraction parts?
- What do you do when the fraction parts add to more than one whole?
- Why might you need a common denominator first?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: mixed number, whole, fraction, regroup, common denominator.
Try it: Add 1 1/4 + 2 1/2.