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Question by  JAFAR (7)

What should you know about fractions in second grade?

My son is in second grade and does not understand fractions.

 
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Answer by  anrimala36 (208)

The idea of fractions may be too abstract for him at that age, so he may learn best from seeing their physical meaning. You could use a real pizza or chocolate bar as an example. If a round pizza is cut into eight slices, and you give him 4, he has 4/8 of the pizza. Try more with other numbers.

 
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Answer by  esteban (1334)

Second graders should understand what a fraction represents. For example, the fraction 2/5 represents "2 out of 5" Students should be able to model - draw a picture or build with color blocks or tiles - fractions. Also, students should be starting to understand equivalency of fractions such as 2/5 = 4/10.

 
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Answer by  caylascreations78 (489)

The easiest way to teach him is to get him to understand that it is a part of something else, like a pizza, or a dollar.

 
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Answer by  njanetos (69)

The concept of a fractional amount is a common one and is soon intuitively grasped. Otherwise, addition and multiplication of fractions are the two main operations which should be understood.

 
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