Lesson 2 – Adding Fraction Pictures Study these pictures. On your scratch paper write a fraction for the first picture. Write a plus sign and write a fraction for the second picture. 3 + 3 4 4 Check your work. + 3 3 . 4 4

Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign. Write the total number of fourths you get when you add both pictures together. Yes! If you add 3 and 3 you get 6 . 4 4 4 + = Here is a picture of what you get if you add 3 and 3 . 4 4 You get 6 . 4

Here’s a new problem. + On your scratch paper write a fraction for the first picture. Write a plus sign and write a fraction for the second picture. Check your work. + You get 1 5 . 3 3 +

Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign. Write the total number of thirds you get when you add both pictures together. + Yes! If you add 1 and 5 you get 6 . 3 3 3 = Here’s a picture of what you get if you add 1 and 5 . 3 3 You get 6 . 3

Let’s try another problem. + On your scratch paper write a fraction for the first picture. Write a plus sign and write a fraction for the second picture. Check your work. + The fractions are 3 and 4 . 2 2

Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign. Write the total number of halves you get when you add both pictures together. + Yes! If you add 3 and 4 you get 7 . 2 2 2 = Here’s a picture of what you get if you add 3 and 4 . 2 2 You get 7 . 2

One Last Problem. Study these pictures. On your scratch paper write a fraction for the first picture. Write a plus sign and write a fraction for the second picture. Check your work. + The fractions are 2 and 3 . 6 6

Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign Now add the fractions for both pictures and write an equal sign. Write the total number of sixths you get when you add both pictures together. Yes! If you add 2 and 3 you get 5 . 6 6 6 + = Here’s a picture of what you get if you add 2 and 3 . 6 6 You get 5 . 6

On your scratch paper write the fraction for each picture On your scratch paper write the fraction for each picture. Write the fraction for the total. (Remember to use the + and = signs.) 1. 2. 3. 4. + + + = + = + + + = + =

Check your work. + + 1. 2. 2 4 1 4 3 4 2 5 2 5 4 5 + = + = + + 3. 4. 2 2 3 2 5 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 + = + =