As I said in a previous blog Fractions in Third Grade, fractions are an abstract concept. I always start with concrete learning so that...

I’m going to be honest, the first time I saw some of the “new methods” for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions I was...

Ugh! Number lines are tricky. Students always seem to have a difficult time understanding this concept. Here are some strategies and...

There are so many incredible ways to teach fractions. Using manipulatives, visual models, number lines, and then of course the favorite...