Transitioning from teaching whole number operations to teaching fraction operations can prove difficult, even for the seasoned mathematics teacher. However, with effective literacy practices, teachers can seamlessly shift their students to learning the rules for fractions. The implications can be a mastery of mathematical language used to describe fraction operations and a deeper understanding of the concepts involved with solving fraction equations. The purposes of this paper were to emphasize the importance of learning math vocabulary and offer ideas for literacy activities that integrate fraction concepts with reading and writing.