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Fractions

Visual Fractions

View the How To pages to find out how to identify, rename, compare, add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions with step-by-step explanations. Each explanation is in PDF format using Adobe Reader™ or PPS format using Powerpoint Viewer™.

Visual Fractions Progress Page A complete study guide that takes you through identifying, renaming, comparing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions using circle or number line models. Each of the topics include a pretest, an instruction section, on-line practice sessions, worksheet practice, and a test.

Design your own fraction images with the Fractions Designer Pages. You may make number line or circle models of fractions and the operations on fractions. This is a good opportunity to see or to demonstrate fractions of your own choice.

Check out the Fractions Games Page for twelve fun games. Some games let you search for Grammy and Grampy or a lost space alien. Other games let you build cakes or cookies and weigh objects. These fractions games will enhance fractions learning.

Fractions Worksheets. These worksheets use circle or number line models to show what fractions and operations on fractions really look like. Answer sheets are included.

This Visual Fractions Site Map will show how this Visual Fractions web site is organized. See how the words "visual fraction model" are used in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

Look to the About page for information on how best to use this Visual Fractions web site.

Check out the many helpful web sites from the Favorite Fractions Links Page.