A missed shot turned into a math problem, and that shift appears to have mattered. In an eight-week program linking ...

Harold Hansen, father, and Bryce Hansen, third-grade student, participated in the Fairplains Fraction Cooking Show. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — Third graders at Fairplains Elementary School gained ...

In the COVID-19 pandemic, children are just as concerned as their parents about what is happening. The closure of schools is a huge upset in children’s lives. As parents support children and consider ...

Fractions are fun and there are lots of ways to look at them. Fractions are fun and there are lots of ways to look at them.

A dribble and a jump shot, followed by a fractions task. That is what physical education classes looked like for a group of pupils, and the pupils not only found the lessons more engaging than ...

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 ...

Fractions are a difficult math concept for many children to learn, but pairing lessons with basketball may offer some help.

Fractions are a foundational concept in mathematics, essential for understanding parts of a whole. Fractions help learn ratios, percentages, and algebra better. Dividing pizza is a practical example ...

Student Autumn Queen has observed frogs, bugs and flowers changing while attending J.C. Parks Elementary School. And no, it’s not from science class or recess. Instead, it’s from going outside for ...

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 ...