Fractions, decimals and percentages are highly visible examples of maths in the world around us. From cooking to dealing with money to offers in the shops, we encounter one or all of these maths fundamentals on a daily basis. Working with fractions, decimals and percentages can be a life-long challenge for many, however. This selection of books provides readers with a wide range of ways to learn about, work with and practise their skills.
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Lift-The-Flap Fractions and Decimals
by Rosie Dickins (Author), Benedetta Giaufret (Illustrator), Enrica Rusina (Illustrator)
Review: Bright and colourful with more than 125 flaps to look under, this Usborne book entices young readers to pick it up and engage with it. Beginning with Parts of Numbers, it packs a lot into its 16 pages. Readers subsequently explore: What Are Fractions?, Naming Fractions, Sorting Fractions, Comparing Fractions and Decimals and Percentages. A challenge at the end provides a perfect opportunity for children to practise their new learning. Fun drawings and real-life connections make this a perfect introduction.
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Suggested Reading Age: 3 – 5 years old. In my opinion, children up to 7 years old would also enjoy using this when checking their learning.
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
by David A. Adler (Author), Edward Miller (Illustrator)
Review: Readers will enjoy this mathematically themed visit to a fair. At each stall, fractions, decimals and percentages are introduced and compared allowing readers to see how they all represent the same amount. This concept is thoroughly explored whether buying cotton candy, going to a magic show, buying toys or visiting Merlyn, The Magnificent Mathematician. Plenty of examples are given and terms such as denominator and numerator are clearly explained. Fun and engaging, with games such as fraction, decimal and percentage tic-tac-toe and spin the wheel shown on its pages, this is a maths book with a difference. N.B. The book features US dollars and refers to gallons and pounds. These units can easily be adapted for other currencies/units of measurement.
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Suggested Reading Age: 6 – 9 years old.
Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun
by Lynette Long
Review: What better way to learn maths than through games. Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents makes learning about decimals and percentages fun and engaging. Packed full of activities, students will learn how to read, write, add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals. In addition, they will become familiar with and explore percentages in everyday life. The useful inclusion of “brain stretchers” encourages readers to further extend and practise their learning. With easy-to-follow instructions and games, this book helps to make mastering these essential skills an enjoyable experience.
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Suggested Reading Age: 8 – 12 years. In my opinion, this would also be a fun way for older students to revise/refresh their knowledge and understanding.
How Do They Make That?: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
by Lori Barker
Review: Centred on the premise of exploring how different food is produced, this book provides readers with numerous real-world maths challenges to tackle. Inset boxes explain mathematical concepts and procedures, such as “Converting A Decimal To A Percent” or “Finding the Least Common Denominator”. “Let’s Explore Math” sections then require readers to apply this learning and solve problems based on the information provided in the text. Imperial units of measurement are used throughout. These can be adapted to metric, giving students a further maths challenge. A different approach to learning about fractions, decimals and percentages, this book highlights the very real-world need to understand and be able to work with these concepts.
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Suggested Reading Age: 10 – 14 years old. In my opinion, whilst the text is easy for students above this age bracket to read, many older students would continue to benefit from the maths skills presented in the book.
100 Days of Decimals, Percents and Fractions
By Humble Math
Review: Practice makes perfect, or so they say. This book does precisely what it says on the cover. Composed of 100 practice sheets, readers have plenty of opportunities to perfect their computation skills when working with decimals, percentages and fractions. Students will revise and practise: converting fractions, decimals and percentages; adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals; reducing, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions, in addition to solving word problems. An answer key at the back enables learners to self-check their work. This book is perfect for those who benefit from repeated practice and is ideal for consolidating ongoing learning.
Suggested Reading Age: 10 – 14 years old. I believe that older students looking to revise these skills would also find this helpful.
Happy Reading!
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Do YOU know of any fraction, decimal and percentages books to add to this list? If so, please leave a recommendation below .