This fraction operations positive only activity is a fun, low-prep way for middle school math students to practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing positive fractions, including applications. This activity includes positive fractions only.
How It Works:
There are 9 stations with 9 problems at each station. Hang the problem cards and the solutions card side by side at each station (cutting the problem cards apart is optional). Working in groups of 3–4, students choose one problem to solve at each station, then look up their answer on the solutions card to reveal a piece of their story (who, doing what, with whom, where, when, etc.). Because each group’s story depends on the problems they choose, every group ends up with a different story to share, and students love seeing which of their teachers is the “star”!
This style of Math Lib is more difficult to grade than the classic one-story version, but you can informally assess as you walk around the room. You’ll hear great math conversations, and it’s the perfect time to ask students to walk you through how they solved a problem!
Station Topics:
- Station A – Adding Fractions
- Station B – Subtracting Fractions
- Station C – Multiplying Fractions
- Station D – Dividing Fractions
- Station E – Mixed Operations
- Station F – Mixed Operations
- Station G – Mixed Operations
- Station H – Application Problems
- Station I – Application Problems
Edit all story elements!
The stations solutions are given in a Microsoft Word document so you are able to change all story elements to personalize the story for your students.
License Terms:
This purchase includes a single non-transferable license, meaning it is for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom and can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. A transferable license is not available for this resource.
Copyright Terms:
No part of this resource may be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
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