Halves and fourths worksheets
Aligned with Common Core 1.G.A.3
Printable worksheets for first-grade fractions: spotting equal parts, coloring halves and fourths, and splitting shapes into equal shares.
The worksheets
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Halves and Fourths Chart
Circles, squares and rectangles shown whole, in halves and in fourths.
Equal Parts?
Twelve shapes split into parts. Some are equal and some are not.
Color Halves and Fourths
Shapes already split into halves or fourths. Color one part, then count the equal parts.
Split the Shapes
Blank circles, squares and rectangles to split into halves or fourths.
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What it is
In first grade, fractions start with shapes. Kids learn that a half is one of two equal parts and a fourth (or quarter) is one of four equal parts. The key word is equal. Two pieces that are different sizes are not halves.
What comes next
Graphs with three categories.
How to teach it
- Cut real food. A sandwich in two equal pieces is halves. In four equal pieces it's fourths.
- Fold paper shapes in half and in half again, then open them up and look at the parts.
- Ask "Are the parts the same size?" before naming anything.
- Point out that more parts means smaller parts. A fourth is smaller than a half.
Common mistakes
- Calling any two pieces halves, even when one is bigger.
- Thinking a fourth is bigger than a half because 4 is bigger than 2.
- Splitting a circle into four parts with lines that don't cross in the middle.