How to Introduce Fractions to Your Child

Marryrose31 Oct, 2020Education

“What is ½ plus ½ ?” Ask that to a child, in higher elementary or middle school, and too often they’d answer “2/4”. Even some high school students would answer “2/5” when asked “what is ½ plus 1/3?” When a whole is divided into a number of equal parts, they are called fractions. When a person encounters the word “fractions” the images “part of a whole” and “equal parts” must come to mind. This concept must be second nature and deeply embedded in the child’s consciousness, and the earlier in life the better.