This 4th grade math unit includes EVERYTHING you need to teach your students how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa. It’s a perfect supplemental math unit for students to practice converting improper fractions and mixed numbers.
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Help your students master fractions with this converting mixed numbers and improper fractions worksheets unit! This 4th grade resource includes everything you need to teach students how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa. With over 200 pages of lessons, activities, and games, this unit makes learning fraction conversions simple, structured, and fun.
Students will learn to change between mixed and improper fractions using visuals, step-by-step strategies, and themed games. Designed for 4th graders but perfect for advanced 3rd graders or 5th-grade review, it’s an engaging, low-prep way to build strong fraction understanding.
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This resource includes mini-lessons, worksheets, and interactive games to teach and reinforce fraction conversions through visual models, repetition, and play.
Mini-Lessons (4 total):
Students complete four guided mini-lessons introducing how to convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers. Each notebook page includes clear examples and visuals showing both fraction forms, giving students a reference to keep all year long.
Worksheets (10 total):
Students practice converting mixed numbers and improper fractions using a variety of strategies. Worksheets include:
Visual models showing parts and wholes
Matching each improper fraction to its equivalent mixed number
Converting both ways with and without pictures
Error analysis practice identifying common mistakes
Emoji Math Sort:
Students decide whether conversions are correct by placing smile or frown emojis on top of task cards. This fun, quick-check game encourages critical thinking and accuracy.
Farm-Themed Task Cards (24 total):
These fraction task cards feature animal-themed problems where students convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. Perfect for SCOOT, scavenger hunts, or math centers, these cards make practice interactive and visual.
Teams race to line their cards in the correct order from START to FINISH. Each card shows an equation or fraction pair that must be solved before finding the next step. The first team to finish wins!
Students work in monster-themed teams to convert fractions and save all their “monsters.” This fast-paced group game encourages teamwork while practicing conversions between improper and mixed numbers.
Students earn swimming pool pieces each time they correctly convert a fraction. Chance cards make the game unpredictable and fun, and the first student to finish their pool wins!
Students race against the clock to match improper fractions to their corresponding mixed numbers. Then they play again to beat their original time — great for skill fluency and self-improvement!
All games come in both color and black-and-white versions for easy printing and reuse.
This 4th grade converting mixed numbers and improper fractions unit can be used in many ways throughout your math block:
Whole-group introduction and modeling
Small-group reinforcement or reteaching
Math centers and partner activities
Homework or independent practice
Early finisher games or sub plans
Each activity helps students visualize fraction conversions and build long-term confidence with fraction relationships.
Common Core:
4.NF.3 – Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b, and use that understanding to convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions.
Texas TEKS:
4.3A – Represent a fraction a/b as a sum of fractions 1/b, including when a > b.
Florida B.E.S.T.:
MA.4.FR.2.1 – Decompose and represent fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one, as sums of unit fractions in multiple ways.
MA.4.FR.2.2 – Add and subtract fractions with like denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than one.
Teachers love how this unit takes the confusion out of converting fractions with clear visuals, easy-to-follow mini-lessons, and hands-on games. The themed activities — from Monster Teams to Race to Match — make practice feel like play while reinforcing key concepts through repetition and strategy.
Students gain fluency, confidence, and a deep understanding of how mixed numbers and improper fractions connect — all while having fun!
This 4th Grade Math Unit is part of a full-year collection designed to make math teaching organized, hands-on, and engaging. Each unit includes printable worksheets, mini-lessons, and interactive games that help students master foundational math skills — while saving teachers valuable prep time.
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