4th GradeWorkbookMath25–30 minutes

Fractions on a Number Line

Skill taught: Representing and comparing fractions using number lines and area models

Visual fraction activities using number lines, area models, and word problems.

Subject

Math

Type

Workbook

Free printable
Time

25–30 minutes

Estimated

Materials Needed

  • β€’Printed workbook pages
  • β€’Pencil
  • β€’Optional: fraction strips or fraction circles

Directions

  1. 1.Review what a fraction means: equal parts of a whole.
  2. 2.For number line pages, have your child divide the line into equal parts before placing the fraction.
  3. 3.For area model pages, shade the correct number of equal parts.
  4. 4.For comparison problems, draw both fractions on number lines before comparing.
  5. 5.Solve the word problems last, drawing a model for each one.

Parent Teaching Tip

Fractions on a number line are the bridge between fractions as parts of a shape and fractions as numbers. Students who understand this connection have a much easier time with fraction operations in fifth grade.

Skill Progression

Prerequisite skill

Understanding fractions as equal parts of a whole (Grade 3)

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Fractions on a Number Line

Next skill

Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators

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