This whole half worksheet gives 1st graders eight picture activities for naming whole and half shapes and partitioning their own halves. Answer key included, so it is ready for no-prep fraction practice.
This partitioning shapes worksheet gives 1st graders hands-on practice splitting circles, squares, and rectangles into equal halves and fourths. An answer key is included, making it a quick, no-prep way to build early fraction skills.
This 1st grade Halves and Fourths Worksheet lets children color shapes and name equal parts to build a strong fraction foundation. Includes an answer key—perfect for hands-on, no-prep fraction practice.
This pizza for all equal parts fractions activity has 1st and 2nd grade students cut pizzas into halves, thirds, and fourths to win reward cards. Answer key included.
This fraction action fractions activity has 1st-3rd grade students match unit fractions from one half to one tenth as pictures, numbers and words. Practice page and answer key included.
Children sort shape picture cards under one half, one third, one fourth, one sixth, one eighth or not equal in this 1st to 3rd grade fraction game. Recording sheet, practice page and answer key included.
Using this Sharing Chocolate Rows and Columns Activity, students partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them.
Using thisMaking Equal Parts Fractions Activity, students cut shapes into small parts and then describe them as halves, fourths, or quarters.
This 1.G.3 First Grade Common Core Lesson includes 1.G.3 Worksheets, 1.G.3 Activities, 1.G.3 Assessment, and 1.G.3 Poster.
This Understanding Halves and Fourths Worksheet asks 1st grade students to shade halves and fourths of printed shapes, then spot which shapes have equal parts. An answer key is included for quick checking.
Fair shares for everyone!
First grade fractions start with fair sharing. Kids split circles and rectangles into two or four equal parts and name them halves, fourths and quarters. They learn that "half of" and "a quarter of" describe one part, and that two halves or four fourths make the whole. They also discover something surprising: cutting a pizza into more pieces makes each piece smaller. The click comes when a child refuses a "half" that's clearly bigger than the other one. That's fraction sense!
Six-year-olds understand fractions when they can fold, cut and share. These moves keep it hands-on.
Give each child a paper square and ask them to fold it into two equal parts. Some fold a rectangle, some a triangle. Both are halves! Then fold again to make fourths and color one part.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withMaking Equal Parts Fractions ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Draw a shape cut into two unequal pieces and ask, "Is this halves? Why or why not?" Kids explain to a partner. Arguing about fairness is exactly how first graders learn that fractions need equal parts.
Why it works: using clear, consistent math words out loud is one of the U.S. Department of Education's recommendations for elementary math.
Try it withWhole Half WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Do one quick fraction task each day: fold on Monday, draw on Tuesday, share snacks on Wednesday. Small daily doses keep halves and fourths fresh until the end of the unit.
Why it works: short practice spread over several days beats one long session, according to a large review of learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withHalves and Fourths WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Food and sharing are the best fraction teachers around.
ActivitiesKids slice paper pizzas into equal parts so every friend gets a fair share.
Open Pizza For All Equal Parts Fractions Activity →
ActivitiesKids move, build and match shapes cut into halves and fourths.
Open Fraction Action Fractions Activity →
ActivitiesKids find and color one part of a whole, then tell what fraction it is.
Open 1 Part of a Whole Fractions Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Whole Half Worksheet, Partitioning Shapes Worksheet and Halves and Fourths Worksheet.
First graders learn halves and fourths, also called quarters. They split circles and rectangles into equal parts and describe them with words like half of and fourth of.
Usually not yet. First graders describe fractions in words. Writing fractions with numbers, like 1/2, typically starts in 3rd grade.
Share food! Cut a sandwich, a cookie or an apple in half and ask, "Are both pieces the same size?" Let your child do the cutting with a safe tool when possible.
When you split the same whole into more pieces, each piece gets smaller. Show it with two same-sized paper circles, one cut in halves and one in fourths.
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