Do your students struggle to use strategies and models to multiple fractions by a whole number and find the product as a mixed number? With this resource, you can allow your students to easily explore fractions with hands-on lessons, engaging math games, and no-prep printable activities. These ready-to-use lessons, games, and practice activities will help your students better understand multiplying fractions by whole numbers while using a number line or area model and finding the product as a mixed number while building on foundational skills. 

This packet on multiplying fractions includes 5 fun and engaging activities, plus an assessment perfect for upper elementary!

Included in this download:

• Match Maker– an activity that requires students to cut, sort, and paste multiple representations of multiplying fractions with whole numbers.
• Solve and Explain – an activity that requires students to use problem-solving skills to solve word problems involving multiplying fractions and whole numbers while also explaining their thinking. (incorporates writing with math)
• Artistic Math – a drawing activity that requires students to draw and label a picture using details and color. Students will multiply fractions and whole numbers to determine the elements that need to be included in their drawings. (This is a favorite among students!)
• Math In My World – a real-world math application that requires students to identify ways fractions are used in everyday settings and write about what they see in the picture. Key vocabulary is provided!
• Pizza Party Board Game – a fun board game with 32 problems on playing cards and 4 different games. Students will use the provided playing cards to solve problems involving the multiplication of fractions in order to build their own pizza – perfect for partners, centers, or small groups
• 32 Task Cards Assessment – easily reinforce and review multiplication of whole numbers with fractions with these 32 task cards with and without QR codes (recording sheets included)
• All Answer Keys

Skills included:

• use a number line and area model to multiple fractions
• use repeated addition to multiply fractions
• multiply a whole number by a fraction using visual models such as number lines and area models
• find the product as a mixed number
• solve words problems by multiplying a whole number by a fraction

Perfect for:

• math centers
• small math groups
• guided math lessons
• interactive notebooks
• partner games
• independent desk work
• math stations
• math rotations
• morning desk work
• math games
• homework
• test prep review
• early finishers
• summer review
• …and so much more!

The best part?

This resource comes with 6 highly engaging activities that can be used anytime throughout the year as review or practice. A teacher guide and notes are included, as well as a breakdown of each activity and how to best use them in your classroom.

In this one convenient resource, you can…

• have ready-to-go activities that will help your students master multiplying fractions by a whole number and find the product as a mixed number
• use these 6 pre-made activities as sub plans when you need to take a day (or week) off!
• print and go – includes everything you need to teach and assess multiplication of fractions by whole numbers while using a number line or area model and finding the product as a mixed number while building on foundational skills

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Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

4.NF.B.4a, 4.NF.B.4b, 4.NF.B.4c