Shading and Naming Fractions with Fraction Bars Worksheet Download
This worksheet gives students a fraction bar that is divided into equal parts but left unshaded, along with the number of parts to shade. After shading, the student writes the fraction that is shaded - the parts they shaded over the total number of parts in the bar. Building the fraction from a picture they made themselves, rather than reading one that is already shaded, connects the numerator to a count of equal parts and the denominator to the whole.
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Shading and Naming Fractions
Students shade a given number of parts on a fraction bar and then write the fraction that is shaded.
About this worksheet
Students shade a given number of parts on a fraction bar and then write the fraction that is shaded.
Student objectives
- Shade a given number of equal parts on a fraction bar
- Count the equal parts in the whole to find the denominator
- Write the fraction that is shaded, such as 3/8 or 5/10
- Understand that the numerator counts the shaded parts while the denominator counts every part
Everyday practice
- Cutting a pan of brownies into equal pieces and naming the fraction you took
- Describing how much of a chocolate bar is left after breaking off a few equal pieces
- Filling some sections of an ice cube tray and naming the fraction filled
- Coloring part of a paper strip and saying what fraction is colored