Unit Fractions
Each part of the strip is a unit fraction. How many pieces, and what size is each one?
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How to do it
- Look at the size of each piece in the strip.
- Count the shaded pieces.
- Write how many pieces and what size each one is.
Teaching tip
A unit fraction always has 1 on top. It is one piece of the whole. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 3.NF.A.1.
About this worksheet
Fraction strips showing that 3/4 is three pieces that are each 1/4.
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.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Fractions ChartWhat the top and bottom numbers mean, unit fractions from 1/2 to 1/8, equal parts, and how to say fractions. - See it all
2. More Ways to See FractionsFractions of a group, fractions on a number line, and whole numbers written as fractions. 
3. Name the FractionCircles and rectangles with some parts shaded. Write the fraction.
4. Color the FractionShade each shape to show the fraction given.
6. Fractions of a GroupGroups of pictures, like "What fraction are fish?" Write the fraction of the group.
7. Fractions on a Number LineNumber lines from 0 to 1 cut into equal parts, with missing fractions to fill in.
8. Place the FractionMark each fraction with a dot on a number line from 0 to 1.
9. Whole Numbers as FractionsPictures showing that 4/4 = 1, 3/1 = 3 and 6/2 = 3.