Apple Fractions

For use in schools and libraries only. Describes a variety of apples and uses them to introduce fractions.

This book describes a variety of apples and uses them to introduce fractions.

Simple text and photographs of apples and muffins being divided teach young readers about fractions.

A collection of children's books on the subject of numbers and counting.

This assignment makes key mathematical skills more concrete for all levels of learners. Written specifically for mathematics teachers, this lesson helps facilitate the understanding and process of writing concrete-representational-abstract lessons.

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