Children grow up hearing the language of fractions used all around them. For example, a slice of bread, a half of a cake, a quarter to seven. Thus, when children enter school, they have been using the language and ideas of fractions for some time. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that a pupil who reaches Class 5 (11 to 12 age range) should, with or without instructions, perform better in fractions than a pupil in either Class 4 (10 to 11 age range) or Class 3 (9 to 10 age range).