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Fractions: Thirds and Fifths
Show the class the differences between thirds and fifths. Each slide provides visual information describing what the part whole relationship is for fractions involving thirds and fifths. The last slide encouages learners to identify or...
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Locating Fractions Greater than One on the Number Line
Supplement your instructional activity on improper fractions with this simple resource. Working on number lines labeled with whole numbers between 0 and 5, young mathematicians represent basic improper fractions with halves and thirds....
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Half- Thirds- Quarters
A one page worksheet for early fraction learners. They check 3 diagrams in which a shape is analyzed and the indicated part is marked as: one half, one third, or one quarter.
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Halves, Thirds, and Sixths
An excellent activity that effectively pulls together the concepts of area, fractions, and equivalent fractions! Using 3x2 rectangular arrays, 3rd graders are introduced to the concept of area in terms of square units. Building on this...
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Fractions Worksheet 1 - Rectangles
Young learners read 2 examples of how to write fractions to show how much of a rectangle is shaded. Then students look at 9 diagrams of rectangles that have shaded areas. They write the fractional equivalent. Then they shade 3...
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Fractions of Shapes
Fraction models are a great way to help scholars visualize this concept, and they focus on thirds with these practice problems. First, there are five shapes each segmented into three even sections. Learners color in one-third of each,...
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Fraction Bingo
Bingo! Call out fractions to discover which scholar can accurately identify the fraction shape, and get five in a row first. Halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, sevenths, eighths, ninths, and tenths are the identifiable fractions on...
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Fraction Circles
A worksheet with four fraction circles which could be used for a plethora of activities. One circle represents a whole, the others are halves, thirds, and fourths. The possibilities are as many as you can think of.
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Modeling Halves and Thirds (A)
For this identifying halves and thirds worksheet, students observe a model of the shaded part as one third and use it to write halves and thirds fractions for other models. Students solve nine problems.
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Representing Half of a Circle
Geometric shapes make great visual models for introducing young mathematicians to the concept of fractions. Looking at a series of four circles, students are asked to determine whether or not one half of each circle is shaded. To support...
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Teaching Fractions-Thirds
If you have The Hershey Chocolate Candy Bar book, reading it makes an alluring anticipatory activity for a instructional activity on fractions. Learners use paper cutouts to consider the concept of thirds. The instructional activity...
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Fraction Strips
Reach out to your visual and kinesthetic learners with this set of printable fraction strips. Not only is this resource a great way to develop children's fractional number sense, it's bound to capture their engagement as well.
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Matching Fractions
Focus on halves, thirds, and fourths in these visual fraction activities. Scholars begin by examining a grid with various expressions of the three fractions displayed in the grid squares. They color-code the grid to indicate which...
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Fractions: Equal Parts
In this recognizing equivalent fractions learning exercise, students identify the fractions that do not show one half, one third, or one fourth. Students solve 25 problems.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Fraction Squares
Invite your class to demonstrate their fraction knowledge using this fraction squares printable that shows a whole divided into halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths, twelfths, and sixteenths.
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Fraction Circles
Use this fraction circles template that represents a whole, halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, and twelfths to visually reinforce children's understanding of fractions.
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Modeling Thirds (A)
In this identifying one third activity, students view an example and then write fractions telling how many thirds are shown by the shaded parts. Students solve nine problems.
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Fraction Strips
How can you tell how many thirds are in a whole? Or twelfths? Use a fraction strips worksheet to visualize how many parts are in one whole.
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Fractions
In this online fractional parts learning exercise, third graders read descriptions of fractions and choose the corresponding pictures, color fractional parts, identify shaded parts, draw lines to show fractions, and draw lines of...
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Focus on Fractions
Practice identifying equivalent fractions with this worksheet. There are 10 short-answer questions for your mathematicians to answer. An "Equivalent Fraction Wall" worksheet is provided to aid your class in answering each question.
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Half Math Quilt
Help your third graders become familiar with equivalent fractions for one-half by having them create a quilt. They will use triangles to create a quilt of equivalent fractions over a period of 6 days. As they create the quilt pieces they...
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Linear Inequalities in One and Two Variables: Rays and Half Planes
Define rays and half planes, including the concepts of boundary lines and prerequisite knowledge of coordinate planes. Given linear inequalities in one and two variables, your class will compare the differences. They will also graph...
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Understanding Thirds
Combine geometry and fractions with an innovative worksheet. After your lesson on 1/3, have second graders shape 1/3 of each geometric shape. Shapes include squares, circles, rectangles, and polygons. In the second section, pupils write...
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Which is Closer to 1?
A seemingly simple question that reveals a lot about a student's understanding of fractions. In finding an answer, learners compare fractions with different denominators that are both greater and less than one. No number line is...