An innovative, hands-on curriculum that combines music and math may help younger students learn how to do fractions, according to a new study. The music-based program, Academic Music, uses rhythm to ...

Learn about basic fractions such as a half, third and quarter. How to write fractions Written fractions are made up of two parts, the numerator and the denominator. Find out more. How do I compare ...

Fractions, often perceived as daunting, become manageable with the right approach. Addition and subtraction require finding a common denominator, while multiplication involves directly multiplying ...

Mathnasium offers a unique approach to teaching math that differs from traditional school classes by focusing on making the subject enjoyable and engaging, particularly in areas ...

Fractions are a notoriously tricky part of elementary math education for many children. Too often teachers struggle to ensure students are grasping the conceptual underpinnings of this complicated ...

“Who would draw a picture to divide 2/3 by 3/4?” asked Marina Ratner, a professor emerita of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley, in a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

Jan. 29—DANVILLE — You could say Sydni Franklin's sixth grade math class at Danville Middle School is learning fractions the hard way — well, the hard plastic way. A few weeks ago, her students ...

Math teachers know that fractions can be hard for the average third-grader. Teachers at a public school in San Bruno, Calif., just south of San Francisco, are trying something new. They're teaching ...

This article describes 1 prevalent practice that a group of 6th-and 7th-grade students engaged in when they used fractions in the context of area and perimeter, decimal operations, similarity, and ...

Fairplains Elementary third-grader Railyn Satow puts together a cookie mix using fractions during the eighth annual Fractions Cooking Show at the school. (Photo by Brett Dunlap) PARKERSBURG — ...