In fourth grade, students focus most on using all four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - to solve multi-step word problems involving multi-digit numbers. Fourth-grade ...

“For some, common core is creating common confusion,” said education correspondent Rehema Ellis on a recent NBC News segment. The crux of the news piece was that parents are struggling to help their ...

When adding or subtracting fractions, you need to look at the denominator. If the denominator is the same, then you can just add or subtract the numerator. If the denominator is different, then you ...

Students put all of their addition and subtraction skills together to solve equations. In this lesson, students put all of their addition and subtraction skills together to solve equations. Julia ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

Building on two centuries' experience, Taylor & Francis has grown rapidly over the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher. The Group publishes over 800 journals and over ...

Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...