Order of Operations with Fractions - Crack the Christmas Code

Focus on perfecting Fractions and applying this concept to the Order of Operations. The package focuses on adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying fractions in a complex sequence. The package included improper fractions and the need to simplify all answers into lower form making them fractions with mixed numbers. This order of operation sheet uses brackets in the number sentence and focuses on fractions only. The work package comes with an answer sheet to both the questions and the code.

Once students complete the answers package they are given the code and code sheet to solve the sentence derived from a favorite holiday movie. Students love this activity that can be done over several periods. They feel a sense of accomplishment when they crack the Christmas Movie Code.