Multiplying Fractions Color by Number Activity

- Grades
- Grades 5–6
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Math, Fractions
- Topic
- Fraction multiplication, Simplifying fractions
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Standards
- 5.NF.B.4
Product description
From the author
Multiply and simplify fifteen fraction products, then find the matching answers in the coloring design and use each problem’s assigned color.
The problems and design share one PDF page. An answer key is not included. Have students show their calculations on separate paper and check them before coloring.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Multiply fractions and simplify the products
Match a simplified answer to values in the coloring grid
Use the color assigned to each problem
Teaching tips
Show calculations on separate paper before coloring.
Gather the named colors; black is used for more than one problem.
Check calculations directly if the picture looks unexpected.
Skills covered
Fraction multiplication
Simplifying products
Matching equal fraction values
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Do students need to simplify their answers before matching them to a color?
Yes — the instructions direct students to multiply and simplify each product, and the numbers in the coloring grid are the reduced, simplest-form results.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
- 5.NF.B.4
Core concepts
Fraction multiplication
Simplifying fractions
Color by number
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