Breaking Apart Fractions - A Fraction as the Sum of Unit Fractions

We know that a unit-fraction is a fraction with Numerator "1" and Denominator any whole number greater than "1". Any other fraction can be broken into unit fractions. In this activity we will break apart a non unit fraction into a number of unit fractions and then we will combine some of the unit fractions in the answer to show the breaking of original fraction in another way.

Below is the activity showing how to represent any given fraction as sum of unit and non unit fractions.

Now you draw the following fractions, then represent them as the sum of unit fractions. Finally show the same fraction two more ways as the sum of unit or non unit fractions.

1. 2/3
2. 3/5
3. 4/9
4. 4/3
5. 7/5

Below are the links to 2nd grade and 3rd grade math pages, where you can print all the content for 2nd and 3rd grade math students;

2ND GRADE MATH CORE CURRICULUM

3RD GRADE MATH CORE CURRICULUM

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