Free worksheets · Grade 2
Halves, Thirds and Fourths Worksheet
Count the shaded parts and all the equal parts in squares, bars, rectangles and circles, then write the fraction.
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Halves, Thirds and Fourths
8 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Count the shaded parts. Count all the equal parts. Write the fraction.
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About this worksheet
Second graders split shapes into 2, 3 or 4 equal parts and name them as halves, thirds and fourths.
Seeing the same fraction in different shapes, such as a square cut corner to corner and a circle cut down the middle, shows that halves are about equal parts, not about one shape.
A worked example
A square cut corner to corner, with one of its two triangles shaded.
- Count the shaded parts: 1.
- Count all the equal parts: 2.
- Write it as a fraction: 1 out of 2 is 1/2.
Answer: 1/2
The common mistake
What it looks like: Writing 1/1 for one shaded part next to one white part.
Why it happens: The child compares the shaded part with the unshaded part instead of with the whole.
How to fix it: The bottom number counts every part, shaded or not. Count them all before writing.
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