Instruction Type: Private or Pods. Online.
Recommended for: Students entering grades 3-6.
In this math tutoring course, students will explore the concept of fractions by exploring visual fraction models. Throughout this course, students will understand the concept of numerators and denominators, how fractions fit into a number line, comparing fractional amounts, and adding or subtracting with like and unlike denominators.
This course is customizable for students with varying degrees of comfort and familiarity with fractions and takes on a constructivist approach to math instruction. This means that our math fractions tutor is building on what students already know, and the child will construct their own knowledge through exploration and trial and error, ensuring long-lasting learning. For students in grades 5-6, this course can be extended to address decimals and percentages.
Our fractions math tutoring is aligned with your child’s elementary curriculum. With the help of our math fractions tutor, your child will learn to:
- express fractions in lowest terms
- add and subtract two fractions with like and unlike denominators
- find equivalent fractions using multiples and factors
- express a mixed number as an improper fraction and vice versa
- add and subtract mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators
- add and subtract whole numbers, fractions, and mixed numbers
- multiply two fractions, whole number by a fraction, and mixed numbers
- and many more!
