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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 29—DANVILLE — You could say Sydni Franklin's sixth grade math class at Danville Middle School is learning fractions the hard ...

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 ...

For many elementary teachers, fractions have traditionally sprung to mind lessons involving pizzas, pies, and chocolate bars, among other varieties of “wholes” that can be shared. But in what many ...

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

Understanding particular concepts in maths can be very challenging, especially when learners move on from using number lines, and are required to do the math and grasp the concepts in more abstract ...

When you multiply numbers together, you’re looking at how many groups of, or lots of, something you have. You can use this same thinking, when you are multiplying fractions. For example: \( \frac{2}{3 ...

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 — ...

Everyone in attendance agreed: The easiest way to learn fractions is to divide up a pizza. "Kids love pizza," said Spring Hill Pizza Hut manager Patty Paolillo. "If you can involve something kids love ...