Fractions on a number lineTo 6
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Write the fraction each point shows.
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Fractions on a number line worksheets
A number line shows a fraction as a distance, not a piece of pie — the idea that unlocks comparing and adding later. On this sheet the point is already marked and the child names it. Free printable sheets, with an answer key.
If they get stuck
Fractions on a number line
The answer key prints on a separate page.
What's on this sheet
The line is divided into equal parts so the denominator is visible, and the numerator counts the jumps from zero. Reading a marked point is the half of this skill that can be answered on screen — the answer is a number — which is why this page has a Practice button and its plotting sibling does not.
Why this sheet works
Seeing a fraction as a position, not a shaded shape, is what makes 3/4 > 2/3 obvious later.
How this one works
One question from a sheet like this one, worked a step at a time — with a sentence saying what just happened and why.
Fractions on a number line, step by step