Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 30 Issue 2, April 1992
10 – 15
Thomas E. Kieren
If whole numbers allow us to look at the world through the lens of how many, fractional numbers allow us to look at it through the lens of how much. The materials such as those shown here allow children to explore an image of fractions that says fractions are numbers which show amounts. The fraction activity called Covering Fractions, described and discussed here, is for young children and was used with Grade 3 students.
