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Unit fractions, numerator and denominator, and how fractions name parts of a whole
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Fractions Worksheets
Fraction charts and strips, naming and coloring fractions, unit fractions, equal parts and equal areas, and fraction word problems. Every practice page has a key.
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Unit fractions and parts of a whole
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Cutting out fraction strips for halves, thirds, fourths, sixths and eighths to compare and build fractions
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View all 2 pagesName the Fraction, sheet A
Writing the fraction shaded in bars, rectangles, grids and circles
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesName the Fraction, sheet B
Writing the fraction shaded in hexagons, triangles, grids and circles with scattered parts
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesUnit fractions
Seeing each equal part as a unit fraction 1/b and a/b as a parts of size 1/b
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesBuild fractions from unit fractions
Writing a/b as a sum of unit fractions and naming the fraction a sum of unit fractions makes
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesColor the fraction
Shading a fraction of a whole cut into halves, thirds, fourths, sixths or eighths
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesNumerator and denominator
Naming the numerator and denominator and reading and writing fractions in words
Answer key on page 2
2 pages48 KB
View all 2 pagesFraction word problems
Solving word problems about equal parts of a whole and writing the fraction
Answer key on page 2
2 pages40 KB
Equal parts and equal areas
View all 2 pagesIs it the Fraction?
Checking that a picture shows a fraction: equal parts, the right number of parts and the right number shaded
Answer key on page 2
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View all 2 pagesCut into equal areas
Drawing lines to cut shapes into parts with equal areas and naming each part as a unit fraction
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View all 2 pagesEqual Areas, different shapes
Counting squares to see whether parts have equal areas and naming each equal part as a unit fraction
Answer key on page 2
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About these fractions worksheets
A fraction is a number that names equal parts of a whole. In 3rd grade children learn that 1/4 is one part when a whole is cut into 4 equal parts, and that 3/4 is three of those parts. The bottom number, the denominator, tells how many equal parts make the whole. The top number, the numerator, counts the parts.
These worksheets start with a fraction wall chart and cut-out fraction strips, then move to naming shaded parts of bars, circles, grids, hexagons and triangles, building fractions from unit fractions, and coloring a given fraction. Equal parts come first, so there are pages that ask whether the parts are really equal, and pages where children cut shapes into parts with equal areas.
Every picture is drawn exactly, so parts that should be equal are equal. Practice pages have an answer key on page 2, and everything prints in black and white on US Letter or A4. For number lines, equivalent fractions and comparing, see the linked pages below.
Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.2Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole. For example, partition a shape into 4 parts with equal area, and describe the area of each part as 1/4 of the area of the shape.CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NF.A.1Understand a fraction 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b.
How to use them
- Start with the Fractions Chart and the Fraction Strips. Let children lay strips side by side and talk about which parts are bigger.
- Use Name the Fraction Sheet A first: the shaded parts sit together. Sheet B scatters them and uses hexagons and triangles.
- Use Unit Fractions and Build Fractions From Unit Fractions to connect 3/4 with 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4.
- Give Is It the Fraction? before moving on. A picture only shows a fraction when the parts are equal.
- Use Cut Into Equal Areas and Equal Areas, Different Shapes for the geometry side of fractions.
Teaching tips
- Ask two questions every time: how many equal parts in the whole, and how many parts are we talking about?
- Say fractions out loud as words: three fourths, five sixths. It helps children hear the unit.
- If a child writes 4/3 for three out of four, have them point to the whole first, then the shaded parts.
- Equal parts do not need the same shape. On a grid, count the squares to check the areas are the same.
- Fraction strips work best on card stock. Keep each set in an envelope.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What fractions do 3rd graders learn?
Halves, thirds, fourths, sixths and eighths. Children learn unit fractions like 1/4, fractions like 3/4 made of unit fractions, fractions on a number line, simple equivalent fractions and comparing fractions.
What is a unit fraction?
A unit fraction has a numerator of 1, like 1/2, 1/3 or 1/8. It is one equal part of a whole. Every other fraction is made of unit fractions: 3/8 is 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8.
Why do the parts have to be equal?
A fraction names equal parts. If a circle is cut into 4 pieces of different sizes, one piece is not 1/4 of it. Our Is It the Fraction? page practices spotting this.