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Free fraction worksheets with answer key. No login or account needed. From simplifying fractions to adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators, we've got you covered. A grading column and quick grade scale maker grading a breeze and a modified pages help with lower level learners or when just introducing a topic. Great for teachers or for homeschool.

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Introduction to Fractions

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These worksheets introduce the concept of fractions from the ground up. Activities include naming fractions from words and pictures, writing fractions from visual models, identifying correct fraction representations, partitioning shapes into equal parts, determining whether fractions equal zero, one-half, or one whole, examining fraction values between whole numbers, comparing relative fraction sizes, finding reciprocals, and expressing fractions in words and numbers. Resources span first through fifth grade.

$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Naming Fractions worksheet$

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Naming Fractions

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Match a written fraction name (like “three fourths”) to the correct fraction.
Use the denominator to tell how many equal parts the whole is split into.
Use the numerator to tell how many parts are being counted.

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Naming Fractions

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Read a fraction and say its name using the right word for the denominator (like halves, thirds, or fourths).
Match a written fraction name to the correct fraction.
Use the denominator to tell how many equal parts the whole is split into.
Use the numerator to tell how many parts are being counted.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Writing Fractions worksheet$

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Writing Fractions

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Look at a picture model and write the fraction it shows.
Identify the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
Match a shaded part of a whole to the correct fraction notation.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Identifying Fractions worksheet$

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Identifying Fractions

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Match a written fraction to a picture that shows the same amount shaded.
Tell how many equal parts the whole is split into and how many parts are shaded.
Notice when pictures show different-sized parts and choose only models with equal parts.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Partitioning Shapes worksheet$

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Partitioning Shapes

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Split a shape into equal-size parts and explain that each part is the same area.
Spot when parts are not equal and know that they do not make fair fractions.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Identifying Partitioned Shapes worksheet$

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Identifying Partitioned Shapes

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Decide whether a shape has been split into equal-size parts.
Tell the difference between equal partitions and uneven partitions in pictures.
Connect a partitioned shape to the idea of a fraction as equal parts of one whole.
Explain why a partition is not correct when the pieces are different sizes.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Determining Zero, half and Whole with Fractions worksheet$

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Determining Zero, half and Whole with Fractions

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Decide whether a fraction is equal to 0, 1/2, or 1.
Use the numerator and denominator to tell when a fraction means none, half, or a whole.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Examining Fraction Value worksheet$

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Examining Fraction Value

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Decide which two whole numbers a fraction falls between.
Convert an improper fraction to a mixed number fraction to identify the value with whole numbers.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Comparing Fractions Relative Size worksheet$

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Comparing Fractions Relative Size

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Understand that the size a fraction represents, depends on the items it is comparing.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Fraction of Whole Visual worksheet$

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Fraction of Whole Visual

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Explain a fraction as “part of a whole set,” using the numerator as the count shown and the denominator as the total.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Finding Reciprocals worksheet$

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Finding Reciprocals

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Find the reciprocal of a fraction by swapping the numerator and denominator.
Use reciprocals to make a multiplication equation equal 1.
Recognize that a number and its reciprocal are multiplicative inverses.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Adding to 1 whole worksheet$

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Adding to 1 whole

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Find the missing fraction that completes a whole when one part is given.
Add fractions with the same denominator to make a total of 1.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Expressing Fractions Numerically worksheet$

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Expressing Fractions Numerically

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Write the shaded part of a picture as a fraction using a numerator and denominator.
Count equal parts in a shape to figure out the denominator.
Count shaded parts to figure out the numerator.
Match a visual fraction model to the correct numeric fraction notation.

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$introduction to fractions Worksheets - Expressing Fractions as Words worksheet$

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Expressing Fractions as Words

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Read a fraction and say it using the correct words.
Write a fraction in word form using the right spelling for the denominator (like thirds, fourths, fifths).
Match the numerator to the correct counting word (one, two, three, etc.) when writing fractions.
Use singular and plural fraction words correctly (like one half vs. two thirds).

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