Fractions Teaching Resources
Teaching fractions? Explore printable fractions worksheets, Google slides activities and more Australian V9 curriculum-aligned teaching resources for your primary maths lesson plans — all created by primary teachers for primary teachers like you!
Explore editable resources you can easily differentiate for individual learners to help students understand what a fraction is, how to add fractions and more!
This collection of curriculum-aligned printable and digital resources has been created just for teachers by the teachers on the Teach Starter team. That means each resource has undergone an in-depth review before publication to ensure it's ready for the classroom and your students!
New to teaching this section of the maths curriculum? Read on for a guide to definining fractions, dividing fractions and so much more from our teacher team!
What Are Fractions? A Kid-Friendly Definition
It may be basic, but we need to start somewhere. Here's a definition from our teacher team: Fractions are mathematical expressions that represent a part of a whole or a ratio of two quantities.
Fractions can be used to represent quantities that are not whole numbers, and they are an important part of arithmetic, algebra and other areas of maths that our students explore throughout their primary (and secondary) education.
Understanding numerators and denominators is an essential skill as students dive into adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
Next, let's explore the most common topics we cover when we're teaching fractions!
Proper Fractions vs. Improper Fractions
Teaching fractions involves teaching students a lot of new vocabulary! Two terms your maths students will need to know early on in your lessons are:
- Proper Fractions — This is a fraction where the numerator (the top part) is less than the denominator (the bottom part). A proper fraction represents a value that is between 0 and 1. For example, 1/2 is a proper fraction because the numerator (1) is less than the denominator (2).
- Improper Fractions – This is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator. An improper fraction represents a value that is greater than or equal to 1. For example, 3/2 is an improper fraction because the numerator (3) is greater than the denominator (2).
What Is the Lowest Common Multiple? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Working on fractions with your upper years students? You may be tackling the lowest common multiple this school year. So let's talk about what that means. The lowest common multiple is another important term to define before adding, subtracting or comparing fractions.
Sometimes called the LCM, the lowest common multiple of two or more numbers is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by all of the numbers.
In order to find the LCM of two or more numbers, you can teach students to use one of several methods, including:
- The prime factorisation method
- The listing method
- The division method
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Representing Unit Fraction & Whole Number Division – Worksheet
Practise modelling and solving questions related to unit fractions and whole number division with this worksheet.
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Unit Fraction & Whole Number Division Models – Match-Up Activity
Practise how to divide a unit fraction by a whole number and divide a whole number by a unit fraction with this match-up activity.
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Converting Fractions and Decimals – Worksheet
Solve problems that involve converting fractions and decimals with this worksheet.
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Mega Matcher (Fractions, Decimals and Percentages) Year 6 Interactive Game
Match equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages with this interactive activity with a code cracking twist.
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Complex Dot-to-Dot – Fractions and Decimals Puzzle for Year 6
Challenge year 6 students with a complex dot-to-dot where students demonstrate understanding of fractions and decimals.
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Picnic Fractions Worksheet
An activity for students to use when learning about halves, quarters and eighths.
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Interactive Fractions Playdough Mats – Hands-On Materials
Playdough mats for students to become familiarised with fractions.
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Fractions and Decimals Worksheets - Year 3
4 fractions and decimals worksheets linked to the Australian Curriculum.
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Fractions Pizza Game - Lower Grades
A small group or whole class activity to consolidate the concept of fractions (whole, half, quarters and eighths).
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Equivalent Fractions - Cookie Jar Sorting Activity
Consolidate your students' understanding of equivalent fractions with this group sorting activity.
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Fractions Maths Investigation - Fly That Flag!
A mathematics investigation about fractions, embedded in a real-world context.
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Maths Resource Pack for Parents - Fractions and Decimals
A comprehensive resource pack for parents to help Year 4 and Year 5 children with fractions and decimals.
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Fractions Resource Pack
A collection of resources exploring fractions.
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Exploring Fractions and Decimals Unit Plan for Year 3 and Year 4
This Mathematics unit covers a range of concepts relating to fractions and decimals.
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Understanding Equivalence
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore equivalent fractions.
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Exploring Fractions and Decimals Assessment - Year 3 and Year 4
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of fractions and decimals.
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Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn to reduce fractions to their lowest terms.
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Operations with Decimals and Percentages Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This Mathematics unit covers a range of concepts relating to decimals and percentages; specifically calculations.
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Exploring Unit Fractions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore common unit fractions.
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Introduction to Decimals Lesson Plan — Tenths
Explore a 60 minute lesson plan in which students will explore tenths as fractions and in decimal notation.
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Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will add and subtract fractions with the same denominator.
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Recognising Common Fractions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will recognise common unit fractions such as halves, thirds, quarters and fifths.
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Improper Fractions and Mixed Numerals
A 60 minute lesson in which students will convert between improper fractions and mixed numerals.
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Fractions in Everyday Life - Problem Solving
A 60 minute lesson in which students will solve simple word problems involving fractions.
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Operations with Decimals and Percentages Assessment - Year 5 and Year 6
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of decimals and percentages.
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Fraction, Decimal and Percentage Equivalence
A 60 minute lesson in which students will make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
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Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10
A 60 minute lesson in which students will multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10.
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Converting Improper Fractions and Mixed Numerals
A 60 minute lesson in which students will convert between improper fractions and mixed numerals.
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Identifying Equivalent Fractions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify equivalent fractions for one half, one third, one quarter and one fifth.
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Adding and Subtracting Related Fractions
A 60 minute lesson in which students will add and subtract fractions with related denominators.
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Operations with Fractions Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This Mathematics unit covers a range of concepts relating to fractions.
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Introduction to Fractions Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This Mathematics unit addresses the concepts of understanding, identifying and creating fractions.