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Year 3 Fraction Word Problems

Year 3 Fraction Word Problems

Subject: Mathematics

Age range: 7-11

Resource type: Worksheet/Activity

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Fraction Worksheets for Year 3 (age 7-8)

Children coming into Year 3 should have a sound understanding of simple fractions, especially halves, quarters and thirds.  They should have had plenty of practical experience dividing shapes and sets of objects into quarters and thirds.

There are plenty of new concepts on fractions to be understood in Year 3,but it is still important to use practical work, using shapes and objects, to help with understanding.  A key step is to begin working with tenths and recognising that tenths arise from dividing an object into ten equal parts. Later this can be developed to dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10. This is crucial for understanding our decimal system and understanding that a fraction such as three tenths can also be represented as a decimal (0.3) and connects to dividing 3 by 10. Counting in tenths can also help enormously with this. We have a great selection of worksheets which deal with writing tenths, counting in tenths and converting tenths to decimals.

Other fractions are also introduced, such as fifths, and equivalence between fractions is developed with the help of pictures and diagrams. This leads on to ordering fractions with the same denominator. One of the quirks of fractions, which some children find hard to understand, is that as the denominator gets larger the size of the number gets smaller (e.g. one tenth is smaller than one fifth; one twentieth is smaller than one tenth and so on). We have some excellent ordering fractions pages for Year 3 to help consolidate this concept. As well as these, some of our most popular worksheets are the sets of finding fractions of numbers, with questions such as ‘What is one sixth of 30?’ Again, the link between fractions and division needs to be constantly reinforced.

As the year progresses children will be introduced to adding and subtracting fractions, but only with the same denominator and with totals up to one whole one. Simplifying fractions is important at this stage and children should be encouraged to write fractions in their simplest form. (e.g. two sixths can be simplified to one third).

All this will lead onto much more on decimals and fractions in Year 4, including hundredths and further work on equivalence. If you child is finding the Year 3 work difficult then it is important to go back to Year 2, or even Year 1, and see what is understood and what concepts have not been fully understood.

Understand fractions and equivalent fractions

Understanding fractions and work on the importance of equivalent fractions.

Preview of worksheet Use fraction notation

Various fraction problems.

Preview of worksheet Equivalent fractions

Tricky work on equivalent fractions.

Preview of worksheet Order fractions

Order fractions with the same denominator.

Preview of worksheet Writing fractions

A little bit of revision on reading and writing fractions.

Understanding halves, quarters and thirds

Revision of work on halves, quarters and thirds.

Preview of worksheet Halves, quarters and thirds (1)

Finding halves, quarters and thirds of numbers of bees etc..

Preview of worksheet Halves, quarters and thirds (2)

More finding halves, quarters and thirds.

Preview of worksheet Halves, quarters and thirds (3)

More finding halves, quarters and thirds - fun colouring.

Preview of worksheet Halves and quarters word problems

Some tricky word problems using halves and quarters.

Preview of worksheet More than less than or equal to a half

Ordering fractions as more than, equal to or less than a half.

Understanding tenths

Understanding tenths and counting in tenths.

Preview of worksheet Fractions: tenths

Chocolate cakes to help with understanding tenths.

Preview of worksheet Recognise tenths

Introducing tenths by colouring one tenth; then finding six tenths, seven tenths etc of shapes. Finding out that five tenths is the same as a half.

Preview of worksheet More tenths

Writing tenths in words and as a fraction.

Preview of worksheet Tenths as decimals

Looking at tenths as decimals and fractions.

Preview of worksheet Tenths: fractions as decimals

Matching fractions and decimals. ordering fractions and decimals.

Preview of worksheet Count on in tenths

Counting on in tenths.

Preview of worksheet Estimate tenths

Estimating tenths on a number line.

Find fractions of amounts and numbers

Finding fractions of amounts.

Preview of worksheet Fractions of shapes (quarters, thirds, fifths)

Shading quarters, thirds or fifths of various shapes.

Preview of worksheet Find fractions of shapes

Finding fractions of shapes. Makes a change from numbers!

Preview of worksheet Non unit fractions

A non-unit fraction is any fraction which does not have one as a numerator.

Preview of worksheet Fractions: pizzas

Find fractions of pizzas.

Preview of worksheet Fractions: fifths and sixths pizzas

More pizzas, this time concentrating on fifths and sixths.

Preview of worksheet Fractions: Tommy's allotment

Finding fractions of an allotment: equivalent fractions.

Preview of worksheet Find fractions of numbers

Finding fractions of numbers. Working with halves, quarters, thirds and tenths. Remember, to find one fifth, divide by 5.

Preview of worksheet Find fractions of numbers (2)

More finding fractions of numbers.

Preview of worksheet Solving word problems with fractions

Solving word problems involving fractions.

Adding and subtracting fractions

Begin to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator.

Preview of worksheet Adding fractions: bar models

Use the bar models to help with adding fractions.

Preview of worksheet Add fractions

Adding fractions with visual clues.

Preview of worksheet Adding fractions (1)

Adding fractions with the same denominator.

Preview of worksheet Adding fractions (2)

More adding fractions with the same denominator.

Preview of worksheet Subtracting fractions (1)

Subtracting fractions with the same denominator.

Preview of worksheet Subtracting fractions (2)

More subtracting fractions with the same denominator.

Preview of worksheet Add and subtract fractions

A mixture of addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator.

Preview of worksheet 2014 programme of Study: Year 3 Fractions

The statutory requirements for fractions in Year 3.

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In this stretch level worksheet, children will solve various word problems with fractions. They could work independently to complete all the questions, or alternatively take it in turns to answer a problem before their partner checks their answer and sees if they agree.

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    In this pack, you'll find 9 x Year 3 fraction word problems and an answer sheet. A great way of making maths engaging and encouraging pupils to solve

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