Fraction worksheets

Not sure what comes next? Start with the first sheet that feels comfortable.

Fractions of shapes

Grade 1–3

Name a fraction shown by a picture

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In teaching order

Fractions worksheets, easiest first

Each sheet assumes the one above it is comfortable. Start where your child is, not at the top.
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A simple way through fractions

The order matters. A child first sees that three quarters and six eighths name the same amount (equivalent fractions), then compares which of two fractions is larger, then writes a fraction in lowest terms. Those three skills are really one idea — that a fraction has many spellings but one value — and they make every later step easier.

Why this order works

Adding and subtracting come next. Same-denominator sums are the gentle start: add the numerators and keep the denominator. Unlike denominators are the real grade-five jump, because you have to build a common denominator first. Multiplying and dividing arrive last and are, surprisingly, more mechanical — multiply straight across, or keep-change-flip.