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Download full textERIC Number: ED612421
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
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Learning about Fractions at Home: Evidence-Based Tips for Parents and Caregivers
What Works Clearinghouse
In this set of tips, parents and caregivers will learn how to: (1) support children's understanding of fractions at home with activities on dividing objects (recommended for grades K-5); (2) support children's understanding of fractions at home with measurement activities (recommended for grades K-4); (3) support children's understanding of fractions using household measurement tools (recommended for grades 3-5); and (4) support children's understanding of fractions by thinking about how to use them in the real world (recommended for grades 4-8). This set of tips can help parents and caregivers carry out recommendations in the Institute of Education Sciences Educator's Practice Guide, "Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten through 8th Grade," at home. [For "Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten through 8th Grade. IES Practice Guide. NCEE 2010-4039," see ED512043.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Family Environment, Parents as Teachers, Relevance (Education), Middle School Students, Learning Activities, Measurement, Division, Problem Solving, Multiplication
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Parents
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
IES Funded: Yes
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