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Third Grade Fractions Unit
Third Grade Fractions Unit
Third Grade Fractions Unit
Third Grade Fractions Unit
Third Grade Fractions Unit
Third Grade Fractions Unit
Third Grade Fractions Unit
Third Grade Fractions Unit
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"I have 5th graders at many different levels, from kinder to 6th. This lesson helped bridge some of that gap with fractions."
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Kirin M.

Description

This fraction unit is designed to stand alone and can be taught at any time during the year, and can be combined with any curriculum. It is full of hands-on activities, lessons, and assessments to help your students master ALL of the Common Core fractions standards for 3rd grade. It contains TEN days of fractions lessons, activities, and assessments that will lead your students to mastery of Common Core Fractions Standards 3.NF.1, 2, and 3. Also appropriate for 4th grade as a review or practice of fractions.

Students will learn:

- fractions concepts (including number line models)

- composing and decomposing fractions

- understanding equivalent fractions

- recognizing equivalent fractions

- finding equivalent fractions on a number line

- generating equivalent fractions

- recognizing fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers

- expressing whole numbers as equivalent fractions

- comparing fractions with the same numerator or denominator

- explaining their reasoning when comparing fractions

- using greater than, less than, or = when comparing fractions

- understanding fractions on a number line

- representing fractions on a number line

Included in this Common Core Fractions unit:

-table of contents/ notes to the teacher

-complete, clear, detailed fraction lesson plans for 10 days

-all necessary fraction printables, worksheets, and slides

-differentiation ideas embedded in EVERY fraction lesson

-fraction explanation writing

-fraction vocabulary cards

-fraction assessment checklist so you can easily track student progress

-fraction end of unit assessment, answer key, and scoring guide

-culminating project: Common Core Fraction Obstacle Course!


Click here to purchase this product as part of a third grade math mega bundle.


Other Common Core & Fraction products you may like:

Common Core Fractions Unit for 4th Grade

Assessments/ Proof of Mastery/ Portfolio Pages for Third Grade

Common Core Geometric Attributes Lesson Plan Unit for 3rd Grade

Common Core Measurement and Line Plot Lesson Plan Unit for 3rd Grade

Common Core Measurement Centers for 3rd Grade

Common Core Summer Packet for 3rd Grade

Holiday Lights Fraction Number Line Activity

FREE Common Core Editable Math Standards Checklists for 3rd Grade


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Third Grade Fractions Unit

Christine Cadalzo
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$24.99

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2 Weeks

What others say

"I have 5th graders at many different levels, from kinder to 6th. This lesson helped bridge some of that gap with fractions."
star
Kirin M.

Description

This fraction unit is designed to stand alone and can be taught at any time during the year, and can be combined with any curriculum. It is full of hands-on activities, lessons, and assessments to help your students master ALL of the Common Core fractions standards for 3rd grade. It contains TEN days of fractions lessons, activities, and assessments that will lead your students to mastery of Common Core Fractions Standards 3.NF.1, 2, and 3. Also appropriate for 4th grade as a review or practice of fractions.

Students will learn:

- fractions concepts (including number line models)

- composing and decomposing fractions

- understanding equivalent fractions

- recognizing equivalent fractions

- finding equivalent fractions on a number line

- generating equivalent fractions

- recognizing fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers

- expressing whole numbers as equivalent fractions

- comparing fractions with the same numerator or denominator

- explaining their reasoning when comparing fractions

- using greater than, less than, or = when comparing fractions

- understanding fractions on a number line

- representing fractions on a number line

Included in this Common Core Fractions unit:

-table of contents/ notes to the teacher

-complete, clear, detailed fraction lesson plans for 10 days

-all necessary fraction printables, worksheets, and slides

-differentiation ideas embedded in EVERY fraction lesson

-fraction explanation writing

-fraction vocabulary cards

-fraction assessment checklist so you can easily track student progress

-fraction end of unit assessment, answer key, and scoring guide

-culminating project: Common Core Fraction Obstacle Course!


Click here to purchase this product as part of a third grade math mega bundle.


Other Common Core & Fraction products you may like:

Common Core Fractions Unit for 4th Grade

Assessments/ Proof of Mastery/ Portfolio Pages for Third Grade

Common Core Geometric Attributes Lesson Plan Unit for 3rd Grade

Common Core Measurement and Line Plot Lesson Plan Unit for 3rd Grade

Common Core Measurement Centers for 3rd Grade

Common Core Summer Packet for 3rd Grade

Holiday Lights Fraction Number Line Activity

FREE Common Core Editable Math Standards Checklists for 3rd Grade


Christine Cadalzo

Copyright 2012-2026

All Rights Reserved.

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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April 20, 2026
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A lot of useful material that can be used to teach and review.
Morgan T.
35 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Great tool
Rated 5 out of 5
March 27, 2026
I have 5th graders at many different levels, from kinder to 6th. This lesson helped bridge some of that gap with fractions.
115 reviews β€’ Utah
Grades taught: 5th
Fraction Unit
Rated 5 out of 5
February 19, 2026
Well-crafted unit that was easy to implement and helped guide my lessons
Karen B.
56 reviews β€’ New Hampshire
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 5 out of 5
July 13, 2025
Excellent resource! Covered several standards and was easy to implement!
Rebecca O.
127 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Student populations: Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 4 out of 5
January 22, 2022
Such a great resource and super engaging! Thank you!
Melanie Gerecke
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488 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Student populations: Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
January 7, 2022
Thanks!
Ashley M.
771 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 5 out of 5
August 19, 2021
This was a great fractions unit! All the materials were right there and easy to print and use. There were many uses for the ideas and lessons provided. It worked very well for small group instruction and math centers.
Kelsey M.
512 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5
August 1, 2021
I am so happy that I found this resource to help me teach fractions to my third graders!
Kimberly M.
730 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd

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Understand a fraction 1/𝘣 as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into 𝘣 equal parts; understand a fraction 𝘒/𝑏 as the quantity formed by 𝘒 parts of size 1/𝘣.
Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line diagram.
Represent a fraction 1/𝘣 on a number line diagram by defining the interval from 0 to 1 as the whole and partitioning it into 𝘣 equal parts. Recognize that each part has size 1/𝘣 and that the endpoint of the part based at 0 locates the number 1/𝘣 on the number line.
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