Grades 2–3
Color the Fraction
Twelve shapes in equal parts and a fraction under each. Kids color that many parts.
Math worksheet · Fractions and fraction models
Name the Fraction
Twelve circles and bars split into equal parts. Kids write the fraction that is shaded.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Equal parts, Naming and comparing fractions, Equivalent fractions, Fraction operations
What kids do
“How many equal parts? How many are shaded? Write the fraction.”
Teacher tip
Ask kids to count the total parts first and write that number on the bottom. Then count the shaded ones for the top.
How to use it
- Ask kids to say each fraction out loud as “3 out of 4 equal parts.”
- Shade lightly with colored pencil so mistakes are easy to fix.
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Adding the denominators (1/4 + 1/4 = 2/8). Draw it to show the pieces stay fourths.
Talk about it
- Why is 1/8 smaller than 1/4 when 8 is bigger than 4?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Make a class fraction wall poster from paper strips.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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Fractions on a Number Line
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Grades 3–4
Compare Fractions
Eight pairs of fractions with fraction bars to shade. Kids write <, > or = between them.
Grades 4–5
Equivalent Fractions
A fraction wall to read from, then twelve fractions to finish so both sides are equal.
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