Teaching Basic Fractions? We Have You Covered!

As students begin to dive into the world of fractions, this can be an exciting time for both teachers and students. Fractions are covered in many different grade levels, so giving your students a solid foundation to work from is essential to help them with more challenging concepts.

Teach Starter has created a printable mini-book to help guide your students through beginner-level fraction skills. This 10-page mini-book includes instructional and practice pages after each topic. As students work through this book, they will learn about the following:

• What is a fraction?
• Partitioning shapes
• Shading in fraction models
• Fractions on a number line
• Fractions of a set

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your math lessons. 

In addition to individual student work time, use this mini book to enhance learning through guided math groups, whole class lessons or remote learning assignments. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Consider focusing on one skill at a time for students who need additional support. Make sure to check out our collection of fraction resources to help your students strengthen their understanding of each topic individually.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

Students can use this mini-book independently if they are looking for a self-guided study. Additionally, challenge students to represent fractions differently (i.e., with a fraction model and a number line).

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the easy-print PDF or this resource’s editable Google Slides version.

After printing the pages, cut them in half, stack them and staple the pages along the left-hand side to secure them.

Don’t stop there! We’ve got more activities and resources that cut down on lesson planning time:  

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Fractions on a Number Line – Interactive Task Cards for 3rd Grade

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Understanding Fractions – Exit Tickets

Assess student understanding of basic fractions with this set of 24 math exit tickets.

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Identifying Fractions – Interactive Task Cards

Practice identifying fractions represented on a number line, shaded model, and in a set with this interactive task card activity.