Help children understand what fraction words actually mean — not just memorise rules or recognise shaded pictures.

This 40-page Fractions Math Vocabulary resource explicitly teaches the language children need to understand fractions, fraction models, equivalent fractions, comparison and mixed numbers.

Part of the KOJI PATH Understanding Maths Words series, this resource connects math vocabulary, symbols, visual models and mathematical relationships so children can make sense of the language they meet in lessons and word problems.

Rather than reducing fraction vocabulary to shortcuts such as “top number” and “bottom number,” children learn what the numerator and denominator actually tell us, why the whole matters, how equal parts work, and how fraction values can be represented and compared.

What’s Included

• 40 printable A4 pages

• Parent & educator guidance

• Explicit fraction vocabulary teaching pages

• Fraction models and visual representations

• Fractions on number lines

• Numerator and denominator

• Fraction bar

• Unit and non-unit fractions

• Fractions of shapes

• Fractions of sets and quantities

• Equivalent fractions

• Comparing fractions

• Same numerator and same denominator relationships

• Benchmark fractions

• Greater than, less than and equal to

• Fractions greater than one

• Mixed numbers

• Whole numbers as fractions

• Vocabulary matching activities

• Fraction labelling activities

• Equal-parts practice

• Equivalent-fraction practice

• Read • Think • Explain activities

• Quick-reference pages

• Answer keys

Vocabulary & Concepts Covered

whole • part • equal parts • partition • fraction • numerator • denominator • fraction bar • unit fraction • non-unit fraction • fraction model • number line • equivalent • equivalent fractions • compare • greater than • less than • equal to • benchmark fraction • mixed number • fraction greater than one • whole number as a fraction

Teaching Approach

This resource teaches children to ask questions such as:

What is the whole?

Are the parts equal?

What does the denominator tell me?

What does the numerator tell me?

Do these fractions have the same value?

How can I compare these fractions?

Children move from explicit teaching to recognition, labelling, comparison, reasoning and explanation.

Fraction models use clear visual contrast so children can easily distinguish the parts being counted while still seeing the complete whole.

Ideal For

This resource is suitable for:

3rd–4th Grade • homeschool • classroom teaching • small groups • intervention • maths vocabulary support • fraction review • word-problem preparation

It can be used as a complete vocabulary sequence or alongside an existing fractions unit.

Please Note

This is primarily a fraction vocabulary and conceptual-understanding resource, not a drill-based fraction calculation workbook.

The focus is on helping children understand the mathematical language and relationships behind fractions so they are better prepared to reason, compare and solve problems with confidence.

40 pages • Teaching • Practice • Application • Quick Reference • Answer Keys

Resource details
40 A4 printable pages
Answer keys included
UK English
Print-and-go PDF

TERMS OF USE
This resource is for personal, homeschool, classroom and single educator use only.
You may not resell, redistribute, share, upload, copy or claim this resource as your own.

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