Halves and Quarters: Shade the Shapes
Shade equal parts of circles and rectangles to show halves and quarters, then compare with the completed models.
- Grades
- Grades 1–3
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Subject
- Fractions, Math
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- Ontario expectations
- B1.4 — represent fractions from halves to tenths using drawings
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About this resource
This worksheet is great for helping students visualize fractions. By shading in the template, they can see what fractions look like and then match it to the correct fraction. This is a great way for students to learn about fractions and how they work.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Shade one of two equal shares to represent a half
- Shade the requested number of fourths in a partitioned shape
- Compare halves and fourths across circles and rectangles
Teaching tips
- Confirm that every region in a model is equal before deciding which parts to shade.
- Ask learners to name both the shaded and unshaded fraction after completing each figure.
Skills covered
- Fraction representation — learners show a named fraction by shading
- Equal-share reasoning — learners use pre-partitioned regions consistently
- Shape comparison — learners recognize the same fractional idea in different figures
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
Ontario expectations
- B1.4 — represent fractions from halves to tenths using drawings , tools, and standard fractional notation , and explain the meanings of the denominator and the numerator
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Halves and fourths
- Equal shares
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