Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 29 Issue 1, March 1991
31 – 35
Include Fractions in the Elementary School Curriculum
John B. Percevault
During the sixties, Alberta’s elementary mathematics curriculum was critically reviewed. As a result of the decision to adopt the Metric System (S.I.) in Canada, work with common fractions was eliminated. The focus was on decimal numeration and the extension to S.I. prefixes, while instruction in common fractions was limited to halves, thirds, fourths, fifths and tenths.
