Fraction number line worksheet
Each line runs from 0 to 1 and is already divided into equal parts. An arrow points to one mark, and the child writes the fraction that names it. Five lines per sheet, halves through sixteenths. Free, no account, no ads.
Parts
Halves, quarters and eighths. New version prints a fresh set of five at the same level.
About these number lines
Every line runs from 0 to 1 and is already divided for the child. The taller marks show the halves and quarters, the shorter ones the smaller parts. The arrow points to one mark and the child writes the fraction it names.
Fraction number line
Write the fraction the arrow points to.
How it works
The two ends of every line are labeled 0 and 1, and the marks between them cut that distance into equal parts. To read the arrow, the child counts how many parts the line has, then counts how many of them the arrow sits past 0. The bottom number is the first count and the top number is the second.
Why the marks are different heights
Taller marks show the halves and quarters and shorter ones show the smaller parts, which is how a child sees that eighths and sixteenths sit inside the parts they already know. The heights only show how the parts nest. They never say which mark the arrow points to.
Every arrow has one answer
The arrow never lands on a mark that could be named two ways. A point halfway along a line of sixteenths is both eight sixteenths and one half, so those positions are left out on purpose. Every sheet asks for one fraction and accepts one answer, which keeps it quick to check and keeps the question about reading the line.
Where it fits
Reading fractions on a number line usually comes after coloring parts of a shape, because the line asks the child to hold the whole in mind rather than see it filled in. If coloring is the right step first, try color the fraction. When written arithmetic is the right level you can make a worksheet in seconds.