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IN India Preparatory Stage

Fractions, Decimals & Measurement

  • 8 modules
  • 32 topics
  • About 2 hours
  • Certificate

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

    1. 1.1 What a fraction means
    2. 1.2 Halves, quarters and thirds
    3. 1.3 Fractions of a shape, and of a number
    4. 1.4 Fractions on a number line
    1. 2.1 Fractions that are worth the same
    2. 2.2 Comparing and ordering
    3. 2.3 Adding and subtracting
    4. 2.4 Fractions bigger than one
    1. 3.1 Tenths and hundredths
    2. 3.2 Reading and writing decimals
    3. 3.3 Comparing and ordering
    4. 3.4 Adding and subtracting
    1. 4.1 The same amount, three ways
    2. 4.2 What percentage means
    3. 4.3 Finding a percentage of an amount
    4. 4.4 Using all three in real life
    1. 5.1 Choosing the right unit
    2. 5.2 Reading a scale accurately
    3. 5.3 Converting between units
    4. 5.4 Estimating before you measure
    1. 6.1 Analogue and digital
    2. 6.2 Twenty-four hour time
    3. 6.3 Working out how long something takes
    4. 6.4 Timetables and calendars
    1. 7.1 Properties of 2D shapes
    2. 7.2 Properties of 3D shapes
    3. 7.3 Angles and turning
    4. 7.4 Symmetry and position
    1. 8.1 Perimeter
    2. 8.2 Area
    3. 8.3 Volume in outline
    4. 8.4 Collecting data, and drawing a graph

What you will be able to do

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

  • What a fraction means
  • Fractions that are worth the same
  • Tenths and hundredths
  • The same amount, three ways
  • Analogue and digital
  • Perimeter

Why take it

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.
Built around the school week Short enough to fit an evening, and pitched at the stage your child is actually in.
Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.
A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

Who it is for

Designed for

  • Students in Preparatory Stage
  • Anyone covering Class 3 – Class 5
  • Parents supporting a child at this stage
  • Learners revisiting this stage at their own pace

What you need

  • No prior course needed
  • A phone, tablet or computer
  • About two hours in total
  • Each module stands alone — start anywhere

Questions

  1. About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.

  2. No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.

  3. Yes. This course is placed at Preparatory Stage for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.

  4. A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.

  5. Yes — ₹360 for this course on its own, or ₹1,050 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.

  6. There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.

  7. Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.

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