Fractions chat

Today, Natalie had the great idea of making chatter boxes with fractions we had added and subtracted. After a quick mini-lesson on how to make chatterboxes, we wrote fraction problems and possible answers on them and then we played with them.
(I liked trying to figure out what the answers were - Nat)

Some of the addition and subtraction problems we created using fractions were:
1/4 + 1/8 =           1/3 + 3/6 =         4/12 - 2/8 =           3/9 + 3/9 =                2/10 +4/10 =

Can you solve these fractions problems? How did you work them out?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fraction Experts

We have been learning about fractions over the last 2 weeks. Today we got into groups based on an area of fractions we wanted to explore more. We shared our knowledge with each other and thought of some questions.
Now we have some question for you:

Can you do vertical addition with groups of fractions or other fractions? – Luke
How high can a number can get with fractions? – Amber & Patrick
Can you do fractions with everything? – Dan
How do you add 3 fractions together? – Joe
Can you do fractions with division, multiplication, addition and subtraction? – Ciaran
What other fractions can you do? – Natasha
What is the middle line called in fractions? – Madeleine
Do fractions have to be about Maths? – Chloe
3/6 + 6/6 = ??? - Will
What is another way of saying ¼? – Nick
Can fractions be used in a story, like a fairy tale? – Laura
Does the object have to be the same in collections of fractions – Ben
How many fractions can you use? - Rosie
How are fractions related to numbers? – Amelia
What does fraction have to do with numbers – Stephanie
Is the shape equal every time? – Connor
How can people learn fractions? – Ava
How does fractions relate to Maths? – Tessa
How can you use fractions? – Bassy
Why are fractions so important? – James