Making Fractions Practical and Fun 

Fractions seem easy to explain ... until they’re not! Fractions begin in the practical world, where they’re fun (and delicious) to describe using pizza slice analogies. But once factors and multiples begin, explaining how to add and subtract mixed numbers can become a challenge.

Our math tutors pick up where you leave off, making sure your child feels confident with fractions in and out of the classroom. Through our fractions tutoring program, we combine personal attention with great digital tools (such as iPads® and a virtual rewards system), so learning fractions is engaging and fun.

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1st Grade Fractions

Your 1st grader will learn how to:

  • Identify equal parts of a region using halves, thirds and fourths
  • Understand the meaning of “fraction”
  • Identify one-half of an object

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2nd Grade Fractions

With our 2nd grade math tutoring, your child will learn how to:

  • Separate regions into parts using halves, thirds and fourths
  • Read, shade and write fractional parts of a region and group

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3rd Grade Fractions

With our 3rd grade math tutoring, your child will learn how to:

  • Model and write numerical fractions
  • Compare two fractions with like denominators using greater than, less than or equal to
  • Compare two fractions with unlike denominators represented by shaded regions
  • Find a fraction of a number
  • Add fractions with like denominators
  • Model and write a mixed number

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4th Grade Fractions

With our 4th grade math tutoring, your child will learn how to:

  • Write equivalent fractions using pictorial representation
  • Subtract fractions with like denominators
  • Write improper fractions using pictorial representation
  • Add and subtract fractions with like denominators
  • Change improper fractions to mixed numbers
  • Compare and order simple fractions and mixed numbers

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5th Grade Fractions

With our 5th grade math tutoring, your child will learn how to:

  • Express a fraction in lowest terms
  • Add or subtract fractions with like denominators
  • Find the least common denominator for a pair of fractions
  • Find equivalent fractions using multiples and factors
  • Compare and order fractions and mixed numbers
  • Add and subtract fractions having unlike denominators
  • Express mixed numbers as improper fractions and improper fractions as mixed numbers
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators and unlike denominators
  • Add and subtract whole numbers, fractions and mixed numbers

Your child will also learn how to multiply:

  • A fraction by a fraction
  • A whole number by a fraction
  • Mixed numbers

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