Fractions Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I( 6-9)

The Fractions Teaching Manual, Volume 1 introduces fractions through concept, quantity, and symbol, then moves to equivalence and the four operations. The first lessons use a unit bead, an apple, and the Fraction Circles to show that every part of a fraction must be equal. The Fraction Circles are a series of ten circles divided into one through ten equal parts. The child then explores equivalence and learns to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, including sums greater than one whole. Multiplication and division of fractions by a whole number follow. The lessons use the Fraction Circles, Metal Squares, Metal Triangles, and skittles. Each chapter from equivalence onward ends with an introduction to the second level of that topic.