Heidi Aranda, center, from education company Math Solutions, holds up a poster detailing a fractional problem featuring cookies divided among students. The example problem was presented to third- and ...

Students build the foundations for dividing a whole number by a unit fractions This lesson helps students build the foundations for dividing a whole number by a unit ...

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For many elementary teachers, fractions have traditionally sprung to mind lessons involving pizzas, pies, and chocolate bars, among other varieties of “wholes” that can be shared. But in what many ...