Learning how to subtract fractions helps to start to build confidence and establish a great foundation to more advanced math and science classes as it leads into multiplying and dividing fractions. Fractions are in everyday life; construction, recipes, and landscaping are just a few things where fractions show up.
In this lesson, the student will learn about how to subtract fractions with unlike denominators and borrowing with fractions. The students will review adding fractions, equivalent fractions, improper fractions, mixed numbers, prime numbers, and LCM.At the end of the unit, along with an end-of-the-unit test, the students will be creating a 3-2-1 Bridge about subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. This will allow me to see if they truly understand what they are doing and why.