by Amber Monroe School Is a Happy Place
If your young learners are
anything like mine, they need
lots of practice understanding
basic fractions.
Fraction Friends {Centers and
Printables for Basic
Fractions} provides students
a variety of ways to practice
fractions of shapes and
fractions of a set.
Students will focus on work
with halves, thirds, and
fourths.
Centers in this packet include:
Foodie Fractions
Fraction of Shapes
Fraction Friends
Button Jar Fractions
Fraction Domino Match Up
Printables in this packet include:
Equal Parts Detective
Fractions of Shapes Sort
Let’s Color Fractions
Name That Fraction
Fraction Line Up
Let’s Color Fractions
Name That Fraction
Fractions True or False
Fractions of a Group Sort
Fractional Sight Words (two versions)
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This center focuses on equal
and unequal parts of shapes.
Students will look at the food
items, if the item is divided into
equal parts, they will sort it
with the Equal sorting mat. If
the item is not divided into equal
parts, they will sort it with the
Not Equal sorting mat.
After sorting the cards, there
is an optional recording sheet
for students to complete.
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Sort the food that is divided equally into the equal box. Sort the food that is dived unequally into the not equal box.  

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With this center, students will look at
the fraction and the shaded shape.
If the fraction tells about the
shaded part of the shape, they will
sort it with the Yes sorting mat. If
the fraction doesn’t tell about the
shaded part of the shape, they will
sort it with the No Way sorting mat.
After sorting the cards, there is an
optional recording sheet for students
to complete.
The recording sheet may also be
used without the center cards.
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WAY
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3 4
1 = 3=
2 4
3= 2=
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4 2
1 = 1 =
3 4
1 = 1 =
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3 4
2= 1 =
2 3

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If the fraction tells about the shape, sort it on the YES side. If not, sort it on the NO WAY side.  

YES NO
WAY
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This center can be used in a few ways.
Students can match the picture cards
with the fraction number cards.
There is a recording sheet for this
format.
Student can match the picture cards
with the fraction number cards and
the fraction word cards. There is a
recording sheet for this format.
You could also use the picture cards
for a round of Write the Room or
Scoot, by placing them around your
space. There is a recording sheet for
this format as well.
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1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

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10. 11. 12.

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1 2
16.

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4 3 3
1 3 2
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4 4 3
2 3 1
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 3 2 one
4 4 half

two three one

fourths fourths third
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 two one three
thirds half fourths

two one one

fourths fourth whole
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 two two three
thirds fourths fourths

one three two

third fourths fourths
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Write the fraction number and fraction words to tell about the shaded part of each shape.  

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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Write the fraction number and fraction words to tell about the shaded part of each shape.  

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

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Write the fraction number and fraction words to tell about the shaded part of each shape.  

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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Write the fraction number and fraction words to tell about the shaded part of each shape.  

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

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Look at the shape on each card. Record the fraction for each shape.  

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

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Button Jar Fractions provides
students with an opportunity
understand fractions for a set.
There are sixteen two-piece puzzles
for students to complete. They will
match the fraction jar with the
correct set of buttons.
The question students should keep in
mind is, “What fraction of the button
set is BLUE?”
After matching the puzzles, there is
an optional recording sheet for
students to complete.
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After solving the puzzles, color the buttons in the group to show the fraction.  

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After solving the puzzles, color the buttons in the group to show the fraction.  

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Students will start Fraction Domino
Matchup with the star/scissors card.
From there, they will match the
correct fraction end of the domino
with the picture end.
The question students should keep in
mind is, “What fraction of the set is
circled?”
The final domino in the game should
also have a star on it.
After matching the dominos, there is
an optional recording sheet for
students to complete.
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2

1 2
3 4

1 2
2 3
3 1
4 3

2 2
4 3

13 1
2 4
3 1
4 4

2 1
3 3

13 3
2 4
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After matching the fraction dominoes, write the fraction to go with each picture set.  

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The printable practice pages are self
explanatory.
Please note that there are three flip
strip activities. The flip strip
activities are two pages each. One
page is the flip strip “booklet” and
one page is the sorting items.
On the Fractional Sight Word flip
strips, students highlight the vowels
or consonants (depending on the
activity) before sorting. They can
use highlighters or light colored
crayons.
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Color the shapes that are divided into equal parts.  

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fourths thirds halves
FRACTIONS OF SHAPES SORT
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How many equal parts are these shapes dived into?
Cut and glue the shapes into the correct category.

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Color each shape to show the fraction.  

1
2

1
 
3

1
4
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Write the fraction to tell about the shaded part of each shape.  

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Draw a line from the shape to the fraction that tells about it.  

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Color each set to show the fraction.  

1 1 2 3
3 2 3 4

2 1 1 1
4 4 2 3

2 3 1 1
3 4 4 2

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Write the fraction to tell about the shaded part of each set of animals.  

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Look at the fractions and the shaded picture sets, if the fraction is TRUE color the box.
If the fraction is FALSE do not color the box.  

1 = 1 = 1 =
2 3 2
2 = 1 = 1 =
2 3 2
1 = 2 = 3 =
3 3 4
1 = 1 = 2 =
2 3 4
2 = 1 = 1 =
4 4 2
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 1/4 1/3 1/2
FRACTIONS OF A GROUP SORT
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 What fraction of the group is shaded?
Cut and glue the groups into the correct category.

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fractional sight words
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had what up all from
with is was them be
we will no now who
What fraction of each word is vowels?
Mark the vowels in each word. Then cut and glue
the words into the correct category.

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fractional sight words
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see go each use as
too come do said out
he have are if look
What fraction of each word is consonants?
Mark the consonants in each word. Then cut and
glue the words into the correct category.

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