Grade 3, Fractions, decimals and percents
Shade the fraction
Shade parts of circles and bars to show a fraction.
Three levels
One skill, rising difficulty
Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.
- Level 1: One part
- Shade the fraction of each shape.
- Level 2: More than one part
- Shade the fraction of each shape.
- Level 3: Up to twelfths
- Shade the fraction of each shape.
Worked example
How the sheet explains it
The helper printed at the top of each sheet: one solved example and the steps a student follows, before the first question. Every number sentence in it is proven by the same checker as the answer key.
Level 1: One part
- The bottom number tells how many equal parts. The top number tells how many to shade.
- Shade 1 part and leave 5 white: 1 + 5 = 6 equal parts.
Level 2: More than one part
- The bottom number tells how many equal parts. The top number tells how many to shade.
- Shade 3 parts and leave 2 white: 3 + 2 = 5 equal parts.
Level 3: Up to twelfths
- The bottom number tells how many equal parts. The top number tells how many to shade.
- Shade 7 parts and leave 3 white: 7 + 3 = 10 equal parts.
Goes with
Reference sheets
One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:
- Fractions
Every reference, facts and support sheet is listed in the worksheet catalogue.
In the BC curriculum
Content standards
The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:
- bc.math.3.c.2
The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.
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