Unit fractions & parts of a whole worksheets

Fraction worksheets for second grade draw a bar cut into equal parts with some shaded, and your child writes the fraction. Halves, thirds, and fourths: the top counts the shading, the bottom counts the parts.

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What students need to know

The bottom number counts the equal parts in the whole. The top number counts the shaded parts.

This skill runs from 2nd grade through 3rd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.

Unit fractions & parts of a whole across the grades

2nd grade

Fraction worksheets for second grade draw a bar cut into equal parts with some shaded, and your child writes the fraction. Halves, thirds, and fourths: the top counts the shading, the bottom counts the parts.

3rd grade

Fraction worksheets for third grade show a shaded fraction bar for every problem and ask for the fraction it shows. Parts run up through sixths and eighths, so reading the denominator from the drawing becomes automatic.

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