Free printablesFractions to start with

Fractions to start with

Read the picture, write the fraction. Circles and bars, halves through eighths. Answer key included.

Fractions go wrong when they start with numbers instead of pictures.

Fractions to start with
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How to use this sheet

Ages
Ages 6–9
What it practices
How many parts, and how many are shaded. Get the picture and the notation follows.
  • · Talk about it as cutting a pizza and it lands immediately.
  • · The words numerator and denominator can wait.