Ep 46: Fractions for Young Learners

How young can young learners begin to experience fractions? Younger than you think! In this episode Pam and Kim describe simple ways we can help young students begin to develop fractional understanding. Pay attention to how natural it can be for young learners to learn math!Talking PointsStruggles that young learners may experience with "half"Simple classroom activities to have students fair shares in early grades as they practice countingExperiences and conversations in halving even and odd amountsStandards and fractions of an object vs fraction of a setImportant unit fractions and resourcesDoubling and halving simultaneouslySimple experiences parents can use to help their kids develop fractional understanding Additional sources:Beads, Shoes and Making TwosGames for Early Number Sense