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Fraction Worksheets for Year 1 (age 5-6)

Equal parts of a whole one. Halves and quarters of objects, shapes and quantities.

Halving shapes or objects and finding half of a small quantity.

Preview of worksheet Halving shapes

Choose your favourite colour to halve each of the shapes.

Preview of worksheet Finding halves

Draw a ring around the shapes that have been divided equally in half.

Preview of worksheet Finding halves (2)

Finding the shapes that have been divided in half.

Preview of worksheet Finding halves: pizzas

Finding the pizzas that have half left.

Preview of worksheet Matching halves

Draw lines to connect the matching halves to complete the shapes.

Preview of worksheet Halve small numbers (1)

Colour half the number of shapes (not half of each shape!)

Preview of worksheet Halving small numbers (2)

Draw half of the number of shapes shown.

Preview of worksheet Halve small numbers (3)

Draw the sweets for the children - but they only get half of them.

Preview of worksheet Halve small numbers (4)

Begin to know the halves of numbers up to 20.

Preview of worksheet Halve small numbers (5)

More work on halving numbers up to 20.

Preview of worksheet Halve the bar of chocolate

Imagine a whole bar of chocolate to share between two!

Preview of worksheet Colour half the number of sea creatures

Fun activity, colouring half the number of sea creatures.

Preview of worksheet Colour half the number of animals

Children use their knowledge of halves to colour half the number of animals shown.

Preview of worksheet Counting in halves

Let's try counting up in halves, filling in the missing numbers.

Preview of worksheet Fractions: halving chains

Fun, practical activity working out which number has the longest halving chain.

Finding a quarter of a shape or object and finding a quarter of a small quantity.

Preview of worksheet Quarter of shapes

Different ways of finding a quarter of shapes.

Preview of worksheet Quarters (1)

Colour one quarter of each shape.

Preview of worksheet Quarters (2)

Draw a ring round a quarter of the objects shown.

Preview of worksheet Find a quarter (1)

Colour one quarter of each of the shapes that have been divided into exact quarters.

Preview of worksheet Find a quarter (2)

Cross out the shapes that do not have a quarter coloured in.

Preview of worksheet Find a quarter (3)

Divide the shapes into quarters.

Preview of worksheet Find a quarter of small numbers

Find a quarter of small numbers by colouring and counting.

Preview of worksheet Finding quarters

Find the shapes that have a quarter coloured in.

Preview of worksheet Divide into quarters

Try to divide the shapes into quarters, as accurately as possible.

Preview of worksheet Halves and quarters: summer holidays

Word problems involving halves and quarters.

Preview of worksheet Quarters

More activities involving quarters.

Preview of worksheet Quarters: find the total of monsters

Given a quarter of a set of monsters can you find the total number?

Preview of worksheet Quarters: find the total of garden birds

Given a quarter of a set of birds can you find the total number?

Preview of worksheet Programme of Study: Year 1 Fractions

A look at the statutory requirements for Year 1 Fractions.

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