Learning Map

Fractions

From half an apple to dividing fractions — 67 skills across 8 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Mathematics67 skillsages 5–13

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Finding halves and quarters (age 5+)ages 5–6AC ✓ What Is a Half?ages 5–6AC ✓

Around age 6

Decomposing a shape into more equal sharesages 6–7AC ✓ Fraction Notationages 6–9AC ✓ Fractions of amountsages 6–7AC ✓ Halves & Quarters of Shapesages 6–7AC ✓ Understanding fractionsages 6–7AC ✓

Around age 7

Comparing fractionsages 7–8AC ✓ Comparing fractions (age 7+)ages 7–8AC ✓ Equivalent fractionsages 7–8AC ✓ Fractions on a number lineages 7–8AC ✓ Simple Fraction Sumsages 7–8AC ✓ Splitting shapes into equal parts (age 7+)ages 7–8AC ✓ Tenthsages 7–8AC ✓ Unit fractionsages 7–8AC ✓

Around age 8

Adding Fractions (Same Denominator)ages 8–9AC ✓ Comparing fractions (age 8+)ages 8–9AC ✓ Decimal & Percent Notationages 8–11AC ✓ Decimal equivalents of tenths and hundredthsages 8–9AC ✓ Decimal place valueages 8–9AC ✓ Decimal place value (age 8+)ages 8–9AC ✓ Decimals and fractionsages 8–9AC ✓ Dividing by 10 and 100ages 8–9AC ✓ Equivalent fractions (age 8+)ages 8–9AC ✓ Equivalent fractions on a number lineages 8–9AC ✓ Fraction-Decimal Equivalentsages 8–9AC ✓ Fractions as parts of shapesages 8–9AC ✓ Fractions of a wholeages 8–9AC ✓ Fractions of a whole (age 8+)ages 8–9AC ✓ Fractions of amounts (harder)ages 8–9AC ✓ Fractions on a number line (age 8+)ages 8–9AC ✓ Tenths (age 8+)ages 8–9AC ✓

Around age 9

Adding and subtracting mixed numbersages 9–10AC ✓ Adding fractions (different denominators)ages 9–10AC ✓ Addition and subtraction word problemsages 9–10AC ✓ Comparing Decimalsages 9–10AC ✓ Comparing fractions (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Converting tenths to hundredthsages 9–10AC ✓ Decimal place value (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Decimals for Tenths & Hundredthsages 9–10AC ✓ Decimals to three placesages 9–10AC ✓ Equivalent fractions (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Fraction Addition Conceptsages 9–10AC ✓ Fractions of a whole (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Mixed numbers and improper fractionsages 9–10AC ✓ Multiplying fractionsages 9–10AC ✓ Percentage and decimal equivalentsages 9–10AC ✓ Tenths (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Understanding fractions (age 9+)ages 9–10AC ✓ Understanding Percentagesages 9–10AC ✓

Around age 10

Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)ages 10–11AC ✓ Area with Fractionsages 10–11AC ✓ Comparing fractions (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Decimals and fractions (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Dividing by Fractionsages 10–11AC ✓ Dividing fractions (unit fractions)ages 10–11AC ✓ Dividing unit fractions and whole numbersages 10–11AC ✓ Fraction Word Problemsages 10–11AC ✓ Fractions of a whole (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Multiplication as scalingages 10–11AC ✓ Multiplying fractions (age 10+)ages 10–11AC ✓ Real-world fraction multiplicationages 10–11AC ✓ Simplifying Fractionsages 10–11AC ✓

Around age 11

Decimals and fractions (age 11+)ages 11–13AC ✓ Dividing fractionsages 11–12AC ✓ Mixed & Improper Fractionsages 11–13AC ✓ Multiplying fractions (age 11+)ages 11–12AC ✓

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