Fractions without Fear

$750.00

Duration: 7-10 75-minute sessions

Fractions can be challenging because they pull together many different concepts and skills. In this mini course, we’ll cover fractions from the ground up, starting with the conceptual foundations, then moving all the way up to the interconversion of fractions and decimals.

Duration: 7-10 75-minute sessions

Fractions can be challenging because they pull together many different concepts and skills. In this mini course, we’ll cover fractions from the ground up, starting with the conceptual foundations, then moving all the way up to the interconversion of fractions and decimals.

Curriculum

The following topics will be covered in this mini course:

  • Fundamental fraction concepts

  • Benchmark fractions

  • Equivalent fractions

  • Comparison and ordering

  • Factors and prime factorization

  • Least common multiples / denominators

  • Arithmetic with fractions, including different strategies for each operation

    • Addition and Subtraction

    • Multiplication

    • Division

  • Interconversion of fractions and decimals

  • Ratios, percentages and proportions

Student profile

  • This nutshell is intended for students in grades 5-7

  • Basic fact fluency with single-digit whole numbers is highly desirable

  • Students should have been exposed to the foundational concepts and arithmetic of fractions; familiarity with all topics isn’t necessary, however