Over the past year, since I took over the common-core math beat, I’ve been thinking a lot about fractions. As I wrote in November, the Common Core State Standards for mathematics emphasize fractions ...

Want to help your fifth-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your fifth-grader will be learning in the classroom. Explain or illustrate how you solved this problem. Tip: Highlight ...

No, Math is not always stressful. Sometimes, it can be fun too. Don’t believe us? Try these exciting math riddles. Math may be your most dreaded subject in school, but solving math riddles outside the ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hey mathematicians! My name's Ms Szalek and welcome to maths. Today we're going to focus on fractions.

Many students find math challenging, especially when dealing with fractions, decimals, and percentages. Mastering the conversion between these forms simplifies calculations and enhances understanding.

A fraction is part of a whole. When you find a fraction of an amount, you work out how much that part is worth, compared to the whole. Here is a quarter written as a fraction. The numerator is 1 and ...

Unit fractions can be compared by looking at the denominator, or the number of equal pieces the whole has been divided into. The denominator is the number below the division bar. Unit fractions always ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...