What fractions are on the sheet?

Fractions past one whole, like 3/2 and 4/3, written as improper fractions. Five per print, each on its own number line where the stretch from 0 to 1 is one whole. Your child marks the steps and places the point. There is one setting, and every print draws a new set.

Should my child write 3/2 or 1 1/2?

The sheet asks for the fraction as given, so label the point 3/2. Saying one and one half out loud alongside it is worth doing, since the worked example on the sheet does exactly that: what comes after one whole when counting by halves is 1 1/2. Both names sit on the same point.

Why does the answer key say other constructions are accepted?

Because there is more than one correct way to draw the steps, as long as they are equal and the point lands in the right place. The key shows one. If your child's hops are a different size on the page but evenly spaced and correctly counted, the answer is right.

3rd grade fractions greater than 1

3rd grade fractions greater than 1 worksheets

Fractions greater than 1 worksheets for 3rd grade give your child a fraction like 3/2 or 4/3 and a number line where 0 to 1 is one whole. The job is to mark equal steps, keep them the same size past 1, and place and label the fraction. Five problems per print at one setting.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Plot and label each fraction on its number line. The interval from 0 to 1 is one whole.

What comes after one whole when counting by halves?
Answer: 1 1/2

Most problems on this sheet sit beside a picture, model or diagram, so this is the worked example the sheet itself prints. The answer key on page two prints the answer under every problem.

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on each sheet

Fractions greater than 1. Plot and label each fraction on its number line. The interval from 0 to 1 is one whole. 5 problems per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

This sheet is one of the versions on the 3rd grade fractions on a number line page, with its own difficulty choices and its own answer key.

How to teach this

Say the denominator first and use it to name the step: 3/2 means counting by halves. Have your child mark the halves between 0 and 1, then keep going with the same size step past 1. The Remember box on the sheet says it: keep equal steps the same size after passing one whole. The slip to watch for is a step that shrinks or stretches after 1, because the child feels they should land on 2 soon. Count the hops aloud from 0, one half, two halves, three halves, and stop. Label the point 3/2. Then ask what mixed number sits there, one and one half, which is the sheet's own worked example. The answer key shows one correct drawing, and a differently spaced but still equal construction counts too.

Watch for: Kids stop at 1 and squeeze the rest of the hops in before it, so 3/2 ends up somewhere inside the first whole. When the top number is bigger than the bottom, the fraction is bigger than 1, so the point must sit past 1. Kids change the step size after passing 1, taking smaller hops to reach 2 sooner. Halves stay the same size everywhere on the line. Two halves is 1, three halves is 1 1/2, four halves is 2.

Common questions about 3rd grade fractions greater than 1

What fractions are on the sheet?: Fractions past one whole, like 3/2 and 4/3, written as improper fractions. Five per print, each on its own number line where the stretch from 0 to 1 is one whole. Your child marks the steps and places the point. There is one setting, and every print draws a new set.
Should my child write 3/2 or 1 1/2?: The sheet asks for the fraction as given, so label the point 3/2. Saying one and one half out loud alongside it is worth doing, since the worked example on the sheet does exactly that: what comes after one whole when counting by halves is 1 1/2. Both names sit on the same point.
Why does the answer key say other constructions are accepted?: Because there is more than one correct way to draw the steps, as long as they are equal and the point lands in the right place. The key shows one. If your child's hops are a different size on the page but evenly spaced and correctly counted, the answer is right.

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