Stuck on a tricky math problem? Start clapping. Grade school kids who learned about fractions through a rhythm-and-music-based curriculum outperformed their peers in traditional math classes. The work ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

Now that Múinteoir Clíona has shown you how to multiply fractions with whole numbers and multiply fractions by fractions using real-life examples, why not try our Fun with Fractions quizzes? Have a ...

(bell rings) (children cheering) - [Narrator] Get ready for a very special super-duper math class. We're going on a field trip where learning math is tons of fun. Our destination is the Math Park.

- Two fractions are multiplied by multiplying their numerators and denominators separately and writing the product as (product of numerators)/(product of denominators). For example, (2/3) x (5/7) = (2 ...

In fourth grade, students focus most on using all four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - to solve multi-step word problems involving multi-digit numbers. Fourth-grade ...

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 ...