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  • See it all: a chart to keep

More Ways to See Fractions

A fraction can be part of a group, a point on a number line, or even a whole number.

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More Ways to See FractionsName:Date:A fraction can be part of a group, a point on a number line, or even a whole number.Part of a group262 are fish.6 things in all.The whole is the group. The bottom number is how many in all.The top number is how many you're asking about: 2/6 are fish.On a number line04142434444 equal spaces, so each jump is 1/4.Three jumps land on 3/4.Count the spaces (the jumps), not the tick marks.Whole numbers as fractions44= 1all 4 parts31= 33 wholes62= 36 halvesk5printables.com · Sheet #84824601 · Aligned with Common Core 3.NF.A.1

How to do it

  1. See a fraction as part of a group.
  2. Find a fraction on a number line by counting jumps.
  3. See how fractions like 4/4 and 6/2 are whole numbers.

Teaching tip

Use this chart before Fractions of a Group, the number line sheets and Whole Numbers as Fractions. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.NF.A.1.

More Ways to See Fractions chart for 3rd grade (understanding fractions), free printable
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About this chart

Fractions of a group, fractions on a number line, and whole numbers written as fractions.

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, as many copies as you need. See the full understanding fractions guide for 3rd grade.

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