LET’S TRY ONE
What is + ?
Two sevenths and three sevenths make five sevenths.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Add equal-sized fractional parts while keeping the denominator.
- Count parts of the same size; adding does not make the pieces smaller.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Count parts of the same size; adding does not make the pieces smaller.