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Fractions on a Number Line

Count the equal parts from 0 to 1. Write the missing fractions.

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Fractions on a Number LineName:Date:Count the equal parts from 0 to 1. Write the missing fractions.0101285801265601240114k5printables.com · Sheet #74324601 · Aligned with Common Core 3.NF.A.1

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How to do it

  1. Count the spaces between 0 and 1. That is the bottom number.
  2. Count the spaces from 0 to each tick.
  3. Write the missing fractions.

Teaching tip

Count the jumps, not the tick marks. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.NF.A.1.

Fractions on a Number Line worksheet for 3rd grade (understanding fractions), free printable
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About this worksheet

Number lines from 0 to 1 cut into equal parts, with missing fractions to fill in.

What kids practice

A fraction names equal parts of a whole. In 3/4, the bottom number (the denominator) says the whole is cut into 4 equal parts, and the top number (the numerator) says how many of those parts we have. Third graders work with halves, thirds, fourths, sixths and eighths. They see fractions as parts of shapes, parts of a group and points on a number line.

Watch for

  • Counting the unshaded parts instead of all the parts for the bottom number.
  • Thinking a bigger bottom number means a bigger piece. 1/8 is smaller than 1/2.
  • Counting the tick marks instead of the spaces on a number line.

It's free to print, with Fewer, Standard or More on the page and an answer key. See the full understanding fractions guide for 3rd grade.

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