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Fraction Strips Worksheet

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Fraction Strips Worksheet

Fraction Strips Worksheet

Colourful fraction strips illustration

🌈 Part 1: Cut Out Your Fraction Strips

Instructions: Carefully cut along the dotted lines to make your fraction strips.

1. Whole Strip (1 whole)

Draw a rectangle here and colour it one colour. This is 1 whole.

2. Halves Strip (1/2)

Draw a rectangle divided into 2 equal parts. Colour each part a different colour. Each part is 1/2.

3. Thirds Strip (1/3)

Draw a rectangle divided into 3 equal parts. Colour each part a different colour. Each part is 1/3.

4. Quarters Strip (1/4)

Draw a rectangle divided into 4 equal parts. Colour each part a different colour. Each part is 1/4.

📊 Part 2: Sort Your Fraction Pieces

Instructions: After cutting out your strips, sort the pieces into groups.

5. Put all the halves (1/2) pieces together. How many pieces do you have?
6. Put all the thirds (1/3) pieces together. How many pieces do you have?
7. Put all the quarters (1/4) pieces together. How many pieces do you have?
8. Which pieces are the biggest? Circle the correct answer:

Halves (1/2)

Thirds (1/3)

Quarters (1/4)

9. Which pieces are the smallest? Circle the correct answer:

Halves (1/2)

Thirds (1/3)

Quarters (1/4)

🗣️ Part 3: Explain Your Thinking

Instructions: Use these sentence starters to talk to a friend about fractions.

10. Complete these sentences about your fraction strips:

I can see that 1/2 is _________________ than 1/4 because _________________.

When I put two 1/4 pieces together, they make _________________.

The whole strip is the same size as _______ halves or _______ thirds or _______ quarters.

11. Draw or write about something you noticed:

📝 Part 4: Fraction Fun

12. If you eat 1/4 of a pizza, how many pieces are left? (The pizza was cut into 4 equal pieces)
13. Which is more? Tick all the correct answers:

1/2 of a chocolate bar or 1/4 of a chocolate bar

1/3 of an apple or 1/4 of an apple

2/4 of a cake or 1/2 of a cake

14. Match the fraction to the correct description:
1. 1/2
2. 1/3
3. 1/4
A. One piece when something is split into 4 equal parts
B. One piece when something is split into 2 equal parts
C. One piece when something is split into 3 equal parts

📓 Part 5: My Notes

Instructions: Write or draw what you learned about fractions today.

15. What I learned about fractions:
16. Questions I still have:
17. Draw your favourite fraction:

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