Fractions worksheets for Grade 4

Grade 4 fractions ask for more careful thinking. Shapes can be split into as many as twelve parts, and comparing is no longer about counting shaded pieces. Your child has to reason about size.

Use Name the fraction and Shade the fraction as a warm-up at each new level. The harder shapes, like a bar cut into twelfths, take patience to count. Then move on to Comparing fractions. On the hard sheets the two fractions have different denominators, such as 3/4 and 5/8. Your child writes <, > or = between them.

Two methods work well. One is to picture both on the same bar. The other is to find a common denominator, so 3/4 becomes 6/8 and the comparison is easy. Try the picture first and bring in the number method once your child has seen it work.

Easy and medium levels use smaller denominators, so begin there even if your child is capable. Move to hard once most comparisons are right. If a sheet goes badly, drop back a level and spend a few days on shading. Counting parts accurately makes later work with equivalent fractions much smoother.