Fractions worksheets for Grade 3

Grade 3 is the big year for fractions. Your child learns that a fraction is a number, with its own place between whole numbers. The shapes get more parts, and the denominators move from halves and quarters toward eighths.

Name the fraction and Shade the fraction are the basics. Do one of each to start. Once they feel easy, add Comparing fractions, where your child writes <, > or = between two fractions. At the easy and medium levels the denominators are the same, so the one with more parts shaded wins. Hard levels use different denominators, which is a real step up.

The classic mistake is thinking a bigger bottom number means a bigger fraction. Your child sees 1/8 and 1/4 and picks 1/8 because 8 is bigger. Draw both on the same bar and the idea clicks. Slices get smaller as the number of parts grows.

Start at the easy level for each variant and spend a few days there. Move up when your child can compare without redrawing. Hold off on different denominators until same-denominator comparisons feel obvious.