1. Warm Up
Jayden had 3 cups of sugar to make cookies. She needed 2 cups to make one batch of cookies. How much sugar did she have remaining? Will she have enough to make another batch of cookies?

2. Adding & Subtraction Fractions Using Grids Alignment Lesson

3. Day 96, “Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Orange
Lemon
Blueberry
Cherry
The picture above is of a candy bar, the Sweetie Bar. The Sweetie Bar is made of 4 different flavors in one bar. Use the Sweetie Bar to help you answer the questions below. Be sure to show the fractions represented by the parts of the Sweetie Bar that help you solve the problem.
1. orange + blueberry =
What equation is represented?
What is the common denominator?
You will solve the rest of the problems with a partner. Once everyone is finished, we will discuss your solutions. Be ready to explain how you created equivalent fractions!

4. Day 96, “Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Orange
Lemon
Blueberry
Cherry
Cherry + orange =
Lemon + cherry =
Lime + blueberry =
Orange + lime + blueberry =

5. Day 96, “Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Orange
Lemon
Blueberry
Cherry
One sweetie bar – orange =
One sweetie bar – cherry =
Blueberry – cherry =

6. Find Day 96, “Granny’s Garden”
The picture above is a sketch Granny made for the garden she planted. She sometimes forgets where she plants her vegetables so she keeps this sketch nearby at all times. Use Granny’s Garden to create adding and subtracting problems. Record your questions in the space provided.
What is similar between this diagram and the last?
What is different about this diagram and the last?

7. Find Day 96, “Granny’s Garden”
You are going to work independently to create questions based on Granny’s
Garden.
Once everyone has created their questions, we will switch questions with a
partner. You will answer your partner’s questions.
Then we will switch back and the author of the questions will check to make
sure his/her classmates correctly answered the questions.
If time permits, volunteers can share their questions with the class!!