Fractions Teaching Resources
Teaching fractions? Explore printable fractions worksheets, Google slides activities and more Australian V9 curriculum-aligned teaching resources for your primary maths lesson plans — all created by primary teachers for primary teachers like you!
Explore editable resources you can easily differentiate for individual learners to help students understand what a fraction is, how to add fractions and more!
This collection of curriculum-aligned printable and digital resources has been created just for teachers by the teachers on the Teach Starter team. That means each resource has undergone an in-depth review before publication to ensure it's ready for the classroom and your students!
New to teaching this section of the maths curriculum? Read on for a guide to definining fractions, dividing fractions and so much more from our teacher team!
What Are Fractions? A Kid-Friendly Definition
It may be basic, but we need to start somewhere. Here's a definition from our teacher team: Fractions are mathematical expressions that represent a part of a whole or a ratio of two quantities.
Fractions can be used to represent quantities that are not whole numbers, and they are an important part of arithmetic, algebra and other areas of maths that our students explore throughout their primary (and secondary) education.
Understanding numerators and denominators is an essential skill as students dive into adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
Next, let's explore the most common topics we cover when we're teaching fractions!
Proper Fractions vs. Improper Fractions
Teaching fractions involves teaching students a lot of new vocabulary! Two terms your maths students will need to know early on in your lessons are:
- Proper Fractions — This is a fraction where the numerator (the top part) is less than the denominator (the bottom part). A proper fraction represents a value that is between 0 and 1. For example, 1/2 is a proper fraction because the numerator (1) is less than the denominator (2).
- Improper Fractions – This is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator. An improper fraction represents a value that is greater than or equal to 1. For example, 3/2 is an improper fraction because the numerator (3) is greater than the denominator (2).
What Is the Lowest Common Multiple? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Working on fractions with your upper years students? You may be tackling the lowest common multiple this school year. So let's talk about what that means. The lowest common multiple is another important term to define before adding, subtracting or comparing fractions.
Sometimes called the LCM, the lowest common multiple of two or more numbers is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by all of the numbers.
In order to find the LCM of two or more numbers, you can teach students to use one of several methods, including:
- The prime factorisation method
- The listing method
- The division method
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I Have Who Has? Game – Composing Fractions
Get your students to compose fractions with an engaging whole-class game perfect for lesson warm-ups or wrap-ups!
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Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Posters
Display these fractions posters in your classroom to remind your students how to perform operations with like and unlike fractions.
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Comparing Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers Worksheet Set
Use our comparing improper fractions to mixed numbers worksheet set to give your students practise representing and comparing fractions.
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Improper Fractions Anchor Chart
Display this improper fractions anchor chart full of information about proper fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers for easy reference.
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Representations of Unit Fractions Poster
Display this free poster in your classroom showing representations of common unit fractions.
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Comparing Unit Fractions Worksheets
Compare different unit fractions using this teacher-created set of worksheets.
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Relating Decimals and Fractions Worksheet
Practise matching fractions with a denominator of 10 and 100 to decimals and vice versa.
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Printable Maths Mats - Graphic Organisers
Practice working on specific math concepts with our set of 5 printable math graphic organisers.
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Introduction to Fractions – Interactive Teaching Presentation
Use this teaching presentation to teach your students how to identify the parts of a fraction, determine equal and unequal parts and use numerators and denominators to write fractions.
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Adding Fractions With Unlike Denominators Task Cards
Get your students to add fractions with unlike denominators using this set of task cards focusing on a variety of strategies.
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Year 4 Fractions and Decimals Worksheets
Use these fractions and decimals worksheets in your Year 4 classroom for independent practice or as an assessment activity.
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Unit Fraction Match Task Cards
Explore unit fractions with your students using this unit fraction match template that can be used for a variety of classroom activities.
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Fractions Number Line - Halves, Fifths and Tenths
Demonstrate the concept of fractions on a number line with a printable number line display and student reference sheets.
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Year 6 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Worksheets
Use these fractions, decimals and percentages worksheets in your Year 6 classroom for independent practice or as an assessment activity.
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Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions Visual Representation Bingo
Play our mixed numbers and improper fractions visual representation bingo with your students to increase their understanding with colorful fraction models.
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Adding Unlike Fractions Escape Room – The Lost Time Traveller
Have your super-sleuth students solve this fractions escape room to find out the location of the lost time traveller!
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Adding Like Fractions Escape Room – The Lost Artefact
Have your super-sleuth students solve this fractions escape room to find out the location of the lost artefact!
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Unit Fraction Puzzle Pop Match
‘Pop’ in a bit of extra practise with unit fractions using this fun set of Unit Fraction Puzzle Pops!
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Unit Fraction Spin and Colour Activity
Read and colour unit fractions in this fun spin and colour activity with your students.
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Colour by Fraction Worksheet Pack
Help students understand different types of simple fractions in shapes with this set of unit fraction worksheets.
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Unit Fraction Bingo
Play a game of Bingo with your students to help with their knowledge of unit fractions.
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Comparing Fractions – Task Cards
Practise comparing fractions with the same numerator or denominator with this set of 24 task cards.
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Fraction, Percentage and Decimal Word Wall Vocabulary
Print your own fraction, percentage and decimal vocabulary for use on a maths word wall.
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Comparing Fractions Mini-Book
Use this mini-book to help your students learn how to compare fractions with visual models, number lines and mathematical reasoning.
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Identifying Fractions - Board Game
Practise identifying fractions with a fun fractions board game.
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Year 3 Fractions – Differentiated Assessment
Use this differentiated fractions test for year 3 to assess concepts such as identifying fractions, using fraction models and determining the fraction of a set.
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Fractions Number Line - Thirds, Sixths and Twelfths
Demonstrate the concept of thirds, sixths, and twelfths on a number line with a printable number line display and student reference sheets.
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Fractions and Decimals Assessment
Assess students' knowledge of various decimals and percentages concepts with this four-page worksheet.
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Year 5 Fractions and Decimals Worksheets
Use these fractions and decimals worksheets in your Year 5 classroom for independent practice or as an assessment activity.
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Equivalent Fractions Pizza Bingo - Whole, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8
32 different bingo cards using whole, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 equivalent fractions.
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Fractions Assessment - Year 5
A three-page assessment covering various fractions concepts.
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Fractions Greater Than 1 Worksheet Pack (Colour-by-Number)
Use our Fractions Greater Than 1 Worksheet Pack to give your students a fun way to practise converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers.