Easy-to-grasp, graphically illustrated shapes are used to begin teaching the concept of fractions.

Example: A half-moon shape is divided into two even parts and students are asked to color the fraction «.

In all, there are 25 lessons in this teaching unit. As they work through the exercises, students will enjoy identifying, drawing, coloring, and dividing the basic shapes into fractions of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/3 and on and on.