Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common Denominators

This activity includes a card sort which focusing on adding and subtracting fractions with common denominators using pictures. Students then have an opportunity to use the drawing tool to create their own fraction addition and subtraction pictures. This activity has been translated to French courtesy of Souad El-Achkar: https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/609fe69811ee815acfe62851 This activity can be followed by the activities below which involve using pictures to add and subtract fractions with different denominators: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Pictures (Unlike Denominators) Part 1: https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/609c5917dc7cad8a502b490f Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Pictures (Unlike Denominators) Part 2: https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/609d0ea1d5d7306e2e6047dd

By Erika Swinemer