Unit fractions Fractions to 1
Unit fractions are 1 part of an equally divided shape.
Unit fractions have a numerator of 1 for 1 part:
The denominator tells us how many parts in total: 2
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1 Match.
a
!2 one third
b
!3 one sixth
c
!4 one half
d
!5 one eighth
e
!6 one fourth
!8 one fifth
Fractions • Grade 3 • Topic 1 1 © Blake eLearning
Unit fraction multiples Fractions to 1
Fractions can refer to more than 1 part numerator
of an equally divided shape.
The numerator tells us how many parts
in the fraction. The denominator tells us
4
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how many parts in total. denominator
1 Color the fractions.
a !4 red, @4 yellow, !4 green
b @5 blue, #5 purple
c @6 yellow, @6 green, !6 pink, !6 blue
2 Write the fractions.
a b
= =
c d
= =
e f
= =
Fractions • Grade 3 • Topic 1 2 © Blake eLearning
Fractions of collections Fractions to 1
Fractions can refer to a share of numerator
a collection. The numerator tells
us how many items in the share.
The denominator tells us how 8
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many items in total. denominator
1 a How many sea creatures are in this group? ______
b How many crabs? ______ c How many fish? ______
d How many seahorses? ______ e How many dolphins? ______
2 What fraction of the group are
a crabs? b fish? c seahorses? d dolphins?
3 What fraction of the group are
a flowers? b sticks? c leaves?
4 What fraction of the group are
a oranges? b apples? c pears?
Fractions • Grade 3 • Topic 1 3 © Blake eLearning
