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NSW MATHS · FRACTIONS

Fractions — finally made clear, Years 3 to 10

Fractions are where a lot of students first decide they are "bad at maths." They are not — fractions are just usually taught too fast and too abstractly. Claritute slows the key idea down and draws it.

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Understanding fractions

A fraction is just a number that sits between the whole numbers — but because it is written as two numbers stacked together, students often try to treat the top and bottom separately and it all falls apart. The fix is to see fractions, not just calculate them.

Every Claritute fraction lesson leads with a diagram — bars, number lines, areas split into equal parts — so the idea is concrete before any rules appear. Then it builds, step by step: equal parts, equivalent fractions, comparing, adding and subtracting, and fractions of a quantity, each aligned to the NSW syllabus.

What you’ll learn

29 Claritute lessons cover fractions across Years 3–10 — each one visual and step-by-step.

Equal parts and naming fractions

Equivalent fractions

Comparing and ordering fractions

Adding and subtracting fractions

Fractions of a quantity

Fractions, decimals and percentages

Why families choose Claritute

🔍 Free Gap Finder

Find the missing block — fast

A short diagnostic pinpoints exactly which earlier skill is causing the trouble, then builds the plan around it. Foundations first; confidence follows.

✏️ Worked examples that teach

Then it’s their turn — every time

Every concept is drawn, not described — 800+ original diagrams — and each worked example hands the pen back with a matching question and a self-check.

🍎 A registered NSW teacher

Built and taught by Angelo Hanna

Every lesson is written, checked and taught by a registered NSW teacher and mapped to the NSW K–10 syllabus — so home lines up with school. Not scraped, not outsourced.

Where to go next

Frequently asked questions

Why do kids find fractions so hard?

Because fractions are usually introduced as rules to memorise before the idea makes sense. A student who has not pictured what 3/4 actually means will only ever guess at the rules. Claritute fixes this by drawing every fraction first — once the picture is clear, the rules become obvious.

What year do fractions start in NSW?

Fractions begin in primary school (Stage 2, Years 3–4) with halves, quarters and equal parts, build through Years 5–6, and continue into high school where they combine with decimals and percentages. Claritute covers the whole progression.

My child can "do" fractions but does not understand them. Can this help?

Yes — that is exactly the gap Claritute is built for. Procedural fluency without understanding collapses under pressure. The visual, step-by-step lessons rebuild the meaning underneath the method.

Is there a free trial?

Yes — 7 days free with full access to every fraction lesson and the Gap Finder. After that it is $25 a month for the whole Years 3–10 library.

Make fractions click for your child.

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