Math-U-See Fractions

How Math-U-See teaches fractions

Math-U-See uses its block set to introduce fractions concretely: a ten-bar divided into two equal pieces is a physical half; five units next to a ten-bar show five-tenths. Children build equivalent fractions side by side with the blocks and see that three-sixths and one-half occupy the same length, making equivalence a visual fact before it becomes an algebraic rule. The build-write-say sequence applies throughout, so a child who builds one-third writes the fraction and says 'one out of three equal parts' aloud. These free printable fractions worksheets parallel the block sequence, moving from part-whole identification to equivalence to fraction operations, always inviting children to sketch the block representation they would build if the materials were in hand.