3rd Grade Equivalent Fractions with Models Worksheet
Use each bar model to find an equivalent fraction — the same amount, named with different numbers.
- Homework
- Centers
- Review
- Intervention
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- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Fractions
- Topic
- equivalent fractions with models
- Difficulty
- Standard
- Time
- 14 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, intervention
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will use bar models to find a fraction equivalent to a shown fraction.
- Reading a fraction from a bar model
- Finding an equivalent fraction
- Seeing that equal fractions cover the same amount
Worksheet Preview
Same amount, different numbers
Equivalent fractions name the same amount of a whole using different numbers. A bar model makes this visible: shade half a bar, then split each half in two — you’ve drawn 2/4, but exactly the same amount is shaded. Seeing equivalence in a picture comes before learning to generate it by multiplying.
How to use it
For each bar, have students check that the shaded amount stays the same even as the number of pieces changes. This visual foundation makes the grade-4 method — generating equivalent fractions by multiplying — make sense instead of feeling like a trick. Builds on naming fractions of a shape.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Equivalent fractions cover the same length of the bar. Have students check that the shaded amount stays the same even as the number of parts changes.
🏠 Parent note
The bar shows the fraction. An equivalent fraction shades the same amount using more, smaller pieces.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Changing the number of shaded parts without keeping the same amount shaded
- Thinking more parts always means a bigger fraction
Answer Key
Each answer shows the equivalent fraction.
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