Equal Shares and Thirds

Fractions of a Whole

Ready, set, fractions! In this hands-on lesson, your students will familiarize themselves with common fractions using concrete materials to practice splitting items into halves, thirds, and quarters.

1st grade

Math

Lesson plan

Color the Fraction

Worksheet

Color the Fraction

Kids practice coloring shapes according to the fractions given to help them see how fractions are part of a whole.

2nd grade

Math

Worksheet

Geometry 4

Guided Lesson

Geometry 4

This guided geometry lesson takes second graders on an exploration of 2D and 3D shapes. Kids will learn how to sort shapes, as well as partition them into halves, quarters and thirds. Tangrams are also featured within the exercise in order to give kids practical ways of practicing their new geometry skills. For more printable practice, try the geometry worksheets recommended by our curriculum advisors to accompany this lesson.

2nd grade

Math

Guided Lesson

Fraction Families

Lesson plan

Fraction Families

Help your students find their fraction families with this lesson that sends them searching for their equal fraction pieces!

2nd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Slice It Up! (Part One)

Lesson plan

Slice It Up! (Part One)

It’s pizza time! Students will be introduced to the concept of partitioning shapes to create fractions that demonstrate halves, fourths, and eighths. This lesson is the first of two lessons that address second grade fraction concepts.

2nd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Fall into Fractions

Workbook

Fall into Fractions

Fill-up on these entertaining fraction pages. This workbook contains a variety of visuals that will bring to life the equal parts that make a whole.

2nd grade

Math

Workbook

Fraction Review Worksheet

Worksheet

Fraction Review Worksheet

Review fractions with your second grader with this worksheet that covers identifying, coloring, and comparing fractions.

2nd grade

Math

Worksheet

Geometry Picnic: Halves, Thirds, Quarters

Game

Geometry Picnic: Halves, Thirds, Quarters

Kids practice fractions by identifying foods have been partitioned into equal amounts.

2nd grade

Math

Game

Valentine Medley

Workbook

Valentine Medley

Kids can write, graph and read their way through Valentine's Day with a sweet mix of history, writing and math! Kids will explore both the mythical and practical side of this day.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Cookie Fractions Fun!

Lesson plan

Cookie Fractions Fun!

This tasty lesson will teach second-graders about fractions using cookies.

2nd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Identifying Halves, Thirds, and Fourths

Worksheet

Identifying Halves, Thirds, and Fourths

Get ready to identify and circle the correct fraction! After finishing this worksheet, your second graders will have a better understanding of equal parts.

2nd grade

Math

Worksheet

Slice it Up! (Part Two)

Lesson plan

Slice it Up! (Part Two)

Slice those pieces and mix it up! In this lesson that follows “Slice It Up! Part One,” students will begin recognizing different ways to create equal shares in whole shapes, creating a fraction poster by the end of the lesson.

2nd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Lawn Geometry

Game

Lawn Geometry

Kids use a grid to create equal halves, thirds, or quarters in this geometry game.

2nd grade

Math

Game

Fraction Fundamentals: Part of a Whole

Worksheet

Fraction Fundamentals: Part of a Whole

Help your second grader grasp the concept of fractions by looking at shaded shapes and circling the fraction that matches.

2nd grade

Math

Worksheet

Pizza Fractions: Fourths

Worksheet

Pizza Fractions: Fourths

Get ready to slice up that pizza! This worksheet has multiple pizzas divided into fractions of fourths. Your students will choose the fraction term that matches the illustration to complete each sentence correctly.

2nd grade

Math

Worksheet

Identifying Halves

Worksheet

Identifying Halves

With this worksheet, your second graders will be tasked with identifying one half, two halves, and zero halves. This will help strengthen their knowledge of fractions!

2nd grade

Math

Worksheet