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Beach Day Fractions: Towels, Kites, and Sandcastles

Grade 3 fractions practice at the beach: name unit fractions like 1/8 and build fractions like 3/4 from equal parts of towels, kites, and more.

Grade 3MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3.NF.A.1

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 12 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students name one of b equal parts of a whole as the unit fraction 1/b.
  • Students describe a/b as a parts of size 1/b and count by unit fractions.
  • Students explain that the denominator tells how many equal parts make the whole.

How to use

Use after introducing unit fractions. Before section 2, have students read a fraction aloud as parts, such as "3/4 is 3 parts of size 1/4."

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

3.NF.A.1

Understand a unit fraction 1/b as one of b equal parts, and a/b as a of those parts.

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Beach Day Fractions: Towels, Kites, and Sandcastles

Name equal parts and build fractions from unit fractions.

One equal part

Everything at the beach today is split into equal parts. Answer each question.

1.
Theo's beach towels have equal stripes. Which towel has exactly 1/5 of it shaded?
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
2.
Ruby's round kite is split into equal parts. One part is shaded. Use the word bank.
Word bank: 6 · 8 · sixth · eighth · 1/6 · 1/8


The kite has   equal parts.
The shaded part is one   of the kite.
As a fraction, the shaded part is   of the kite.

3.
A net splits the beach volleyball court into 2 equal parts. Each team plays on one part.


Each team plays on   of the court.

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