The better question is, what happens if you don’t?

Meet Jacob

Meet Jacob, an elementary-aged student who, up until now, really enjoyed math. He quickly developed confidence with whole numbers—everything made sense and followed reliable patterns. After all, 2 always came after 1 when counting, and 4 was always greater than 3 when comparing. Then along came fractions.

Jacob’s teacher introduced these mysterious fractions as pizza slices (parts of a whole) and taught him some rules and tricks along the way that got really confusing really fast. “How can I possibly find a fraction between 1/4 and 2/4?” Jacob wondered. After all, there was no pizza slice between 1 and 2…

Jacob advanced to grade 5, where he struggled to perform advanced operations such as adding and dividing fractions, making mistakes like choosing "19" as the closest number to the sum of 12/13 + 7/8 instead of "2." Then he went on to middle and high school, where algebra and new topics seemed even more confusing than slices of a pie years before. And he’s not alone.

The fractions dilemma

Do you recognize any of your students in Jacob’s story? Many students like Jacob struggle to grasp fractions in elementary, which leads to serious implications later in life. Research shows that without fractions competency, students will significantly struggle in algebra and future mathematics. This critical pillar for advanced study is missing for so many students. What’s the solution?

The Frax solution: 13 hours to change a life

In just 13 hours, students can build a foundational understanding of fractions to dramatically impact future math success using ExploreLearning Frax. Led by evidence-based methods like length models and number lines, Frax is the unparalleled solution that helps students develop fractions confidence through carefully scaffolded tasks. With a relatively modest investment of time (on average 13 hours to complete Frax Sector 1), students of all ability levels can succeed with fractions, creating immediate achievement gains and, more importantly, eliminating major barriers to future success and opportunity.

The new Frax White Paper underscores the crucial role of fractions in algebraic understanding and uncovers why math often “stops making sense” for students when they encounter fractions. The summary details how Frax’s adaptive and game-based platform uses research-proven strategies to guide students to fractions understanding using number lines as a central representational tool.

Benefits for you and your students

Investing in strong fractions instruction today will save you time and energy, both now and in the future. By incorporating just a few hours of Frax online and offline activities per week, your students can develop a conceptual understanding of fractions that will prepare them for grade-level readiness, assessments, and future math concepts. When students understand (and enjoy!) fractions, you reap the cascading benefits of students who are ready for fractions instruction and excited about math, perhaps for the first time in their academic careers.

Areas of focus:

Understanding fractions as numbers
Fraction magnitude
Comparing fractions
Locating fractions on a number line
Equivalent fractions
Decomposing fractions
Introductory fraction arithmetic
Decimal notation

…and more!

For teachers:

Frax supplements any math curriculum
Real-time reporting
Online and offline activities
Professional development and lesson support materials

For students:

Adaptive learning
Exciting storylines and games
Incentives to celebrate progress
Tokens to customize their Frax experience

Everybody's Talking About Frax

“This program helped improve my instruction of fractions. Our current approach to teaching fractions is defining them as ‘parts of a whole’ which implies that fractions aren't numbers themselves, but just ‘parts’ of something else. I never recognized this disconnect before because, unfortunately, I also used that definition to describe & teach fractions. This year, I noticed my students think of fractions the same way they think of whole numbers and decimals.....they are numbers that have a value and worth that can be written in more than one form, and that these numbers exist and can be found on a number line. I know this change is because of Frax because as a result, I am teaching fractions differently. This ‘simple’ change in definition changed everything for me.....which ideally changes how our kids understand the value and purpose of fractions. Thank you, Frax Team!!!”

- Teacher testimonial

Real results

Students like yours are already experiencing positive change with Frax.

All Achievement Levels

Across all achievement levels, students who used Frax (for fractions) and Reflex (for math facts) experienced larger score gains compared to non-users, with the most academically at-risk experiencing even larger growth.

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ESSA Tier 2 Research

ESSA Tier 2 research found that students who used Frax met or exceeded growth benchmarks at significantly higher rates compared to non-users. Frax users were significantly more likely to reach or exceed grade-level proficiency in the spring, regardless of fall achievement levels.

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ESSA Tier 3 Research

ESSA Tier 3 research found that at-risk grade 3 and grade 4 students who used Frax were more likely to achieve grade-level proficiency than non-users.

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Qualitative Study

In a recent qualitative study, elementary teachers found that Frax significantly increased math engagement and fractions knowledge, citing Frax’s game-driven learning, frequent rewards, personalization, and interactivity as particularly engaging aspects for learners.

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What if you could change a student’s life in 13 hours?

The better question is, what happens if you don’t?

Meet Jacob

The fractions dilemma

The Frax solution: 13 hours to change a life

Benefits for you and your students

Areas of focus:

For teachers:

For students:

Everybody's Talking About Frax

Real results

How can Frax impact your students in 13 hours?