Happy Third Week of Summer!

Let's look at fractions. Recall:

Try these:

A little trickier is fraction of an amount. To find the fraction of an amount we have to remember that the fraction line also means division. So what is 1/4 of 20? It is 20 divided by 4 which is 5. To show this in pictures, you would draw 20 circles or x's and put them into 4 groups (quarters). How many in each group? There would be 5.

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Fraction game:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_fractions3.htm

Here's some practice with main idea:
https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/determine-the-main-idea
https://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html?AP_rand=169119093
Don't forget to practice using Mathletics!