The first step in fractions are often confusing to children, but need
not be if they have been taught to be observing and to watch for the
little aids which help over the difficult places.
Nominator and Denominator are two confusing terms to many. If you will
show the child that most of the fractions that he has to deal with are
proper fractions, and that the Nominator, upper number, is smaller than
the Denominator, lower number, and that the same relationship exists
between the words.
Nominator
De-nominator
The Denominator is the denomination of the fraction, the Numerator
is the number of parts. Let the D of Denominator stand for Down and
remember that it is Down (lower) part of the fraction.
Many scholars have difficulty in giving the correct answer to the
question, What are the three kinds of fractions? The following is all
that is needed to fix the answer in mind.
Give the PROPER answer. If you give the IMPROPER you will be MIXED.
These capitalized words are the three kinds of fractions.
Think of a fraction as a part of a whole. When the fraction becomes a
whole, or more than a whole, it is Improper. It needs to be changed to
make it a unit, or a Mixed fraction, a unit and a part.