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learn & practice

โœ๏ธ Fraction Workbooks from Kumon. If youโ€™re looking for extra practice opportunities, the Kumon math workbooks are an appealing and cost-effective option. Each grade-leveled book covers just one topic and features a clean layout and logical progression of skills. Here are the books in the Fractions Series: Grade 4 Decimals & Fractions (improper fractions; addition and subtraction of like fractions), Grade 5 Decimals & Fractions (adding and subtracting improper fractions), and Grade 6 Fractions (reducing fractions, factors, multiples, GCF, LCM, adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, multiplying and dividing fractions, and converting between fractions and decimals). โ€“ Elementary

โœ๏ธ Fractions from Khan Academy. Khan Academy offers a wealth of free math educational resources, including a large library of instructional videos and online practice problem sets. The Fractions module spans all levels, beginning with a basic introduction to fractions and progressing to advanced operations, such as simplifying, comparing, multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. โ€“ Elementary

โœ๏ธ Fractions from CK12. CK12 offers free, adaptive online practice across all areas of math. In this module, practice in working with equivalent fractions, simplification, comparing, adding and subtracting, mixed numbers, multiplying and dividing fractions. โ€“ Elementary

๐Ÿ”— Content Connection: Decimals. Fractions and decimals are often studied together.

๐Ÿ”— Content Connection: Ratios & Percents. Fractions and percents are closely connected.

โœ๏ธ Fractions โ€“ Introduction from PhET. โ€œExplore fractions while you help yourself to 1/3 of a chocolate cake and wash it down with 1/2 a glass of water! Create your own fractions using fun interactive objects. Match shapes and numbers to earn stars in the fractions game. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars.โ€ โ€“ Elementary

โœ๏ธ Fraction Matcher from PhET. โ€œMatch shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fractions game. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!โ€ โ€“ Elementary

โœ๏ธ Build a fraction from PhET. โ€œBuild fractions from shapes and numbers to earn stars in this fractions game or explore in the Fractions Lab. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!โ€ โ€“ Elementary

โœ๏ธ Fraction equality from PhET. โ€œBuild equivalent fractions with different denominators. Match shapes and numbers to earn stars in the game. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!โ€ โ€“ Elementary

โœ๏ธ Mixed numbers from PhET. โ€œCreate your own fractions using fun interactive objects. Match shapes and numbers to earn stars in the mixed number game. Challenge yourself on any level you like. Try to collect lots of stars!โ€ โ€“ Elementary


manipulatives

๐Ÿ–๏ธ Fraction Tiles. Fraction tiles can help kids develop an intuitive sense of how fractions work. Use the tiles to find equivalent fractions, compare fractions, find fractions of a whole, and add and subtract fractions. The linked set from Learning Resources includes color-coded fraction tiles up to the twelfths, a tray, and an activity guide. โ€“ Elementary

๐Ÿ–๏ธFraction Circles. Kids are often introduced to fractions as parts of a circle (like pies and pizzas). Fraction circles can help kids visualize a fraction as a part of a whole and to think about equivalent fractions. The linked kit from EAI education contains 9 sets of labeled circles. โ€“ Elementary

๐Ÿ–๏ธ Fraction Tower Set. This set of equivalency cubes, sold by Learning Resources, can be helpful in visualizing the relationship between fractions, decimals and percents. โ€“ All


picture books

๐Ÿ’กTip โ€“ Picture books are a fun, low-stress way to introduce new mathematical concepts.

๐Ÿ“– Fraction Action by Loreen Leedy. Hereโ€™s a fun first introduction to fractions for the younger crowd. Covers fractions of a whole, fractions of a set, and subtraction of fractions. As always, Leedy gives plenty of real-world examples. Also see: Whole-y Cow! Fractions are Fun by Taryn Souders. โ€“ Preschool โ€ข Elementary

๐Ÿ“– Fraction Fun by David Adler. This short, hands-on introduction to fractions covers a good bit of groundโ€”parts of a fraction, drawing fractions, equivalent fractions, and more. Parents will need to supply more detail and much more practice, but this is a fine supplemental resource. โ€“ Elementary

๐Ÿ“– Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumplestiltskin and The Multiplying Menace Divides by Pam Calvert. If you are looking for a picture book explanation of the multiplication and division of fractions, then look no further. Calvert's two math-based Multiplying Menace stories give a satisfactory introduction to these concepts; concrete information is provided at the end. โ€“ Elementary

๐Ÿ“– The Wishing Club by Donna Jo Napoli. The Wishing Club offers a gentle introduction to addition of unlike fractions: "Petey wishes on the first star he sees, but instead of the dollar he hopes for, he gets only a quarter. The next night his little brother Joey wishes for a cookieโ€•and gets just half of one. The twins, Sally and Samantha, don't fare much better. Try as they might, the children each wind up with a fraction of what they wished for. Can they figure out how to combine their wishes to wind up with one whole, happy pet?" Here is the rare math-centric picture book that is also a really sweet story. โ€“ Elementary