A free fractions anchor chart: numerator and denominator, why the parts must be equal, and equivalent fractions with pictures. For grades 3–5. Print it on one page, or on four pages to tape together as a poster.
Fractions
A fraction names equal parts of a whole
The top number is the numerator: how many parts we have.
The bottom number is the denominator: how many equal parts make the whole.
3/4 means 3 of 4 equal parts.
The parts must be equal
Cut a pizza into 4 same-size slices: each is 1/4.
Slices of different sizes are not fourths.
Equivalent fractions name the same amount
1/2 = 2/4 = 4/8
Multiply or divide the top and bottom by the same number.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Fractions
A fraction names equal parts of a whole
The top number is the numerator: how many parts we have.
The bottom number is the denominator: how many equal parts make the whole.
3/4 means 3 of 4 equal parts.
The parts must be equal
Cut a pizza into 4 same-size slices: each is 1/4.
Slices of different sizes are not fourths.
Equivalent fractions name the same amount
1/2 = 2/4 = 4/8
Multiply or divide the top and bottom by the same number.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Fractions
A fraction names equal parts of a whole
The top number is the numerator: how many parts we have.
The bottom number is the denominator: how many equal parts make the whole.
3/4 means 3 of 4 equal parts.
The parts must be equal
Cut a pizza into 4 same-size slices: each is 1/4.
Slices of different sizes are not fourths.
Equivalent fractions name the same amount
1/2 = 2/4 = 4/8
Multiply or divide the top and bottom by the same number.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
A1Fractions anchor chart · page 1 of 4 · A2 to the right · B1 below
A2 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Fractions
A fraction names equal parts of a whole
The top number is the numerator: how many parts we have.
The bottom number is the denominator: how many equal parts make the whole.
3/4 means 3 of 4 equal parts.
The parts must be equal
Cut a pizza into 4 same-size slices: each is 1/4.
Slices of different sizes are not fourths.
Equivalent fractions name the same amount
1/2 = 2/4 = 4/8
Multiply or divide the top and bottom by the same number.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
A2Fractions anchor chart · page 2 of 4 · B2 below · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
A1 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Fractions
A fraction names equal parts of a whole
The top number is the numerator: how many parts we have.
The bottom number is the denominator: how many equal parts make the whole.
3/4 means 3 of 4 equal parts.
The parts must be equal
Cut a pizza into 4 same-size slices: each is 1/4.
Slices of different sizes are not fourths.
Equivalent fractions name the same amount
1/2 = 2/4 = 4/8
Multiply or divide the top and bottom by the same number.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
B1Fractions anchor chart · page 3 of 4 · B2 to the right · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
B2 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
Fractions
A fraction names equal parts of a whole
The top number is the numerator: how many parts we have.
The bottom number is the denominator: how many equal parts make the whole.
3/4 means 3 of 4 equal parts.
The parts must be equal
Cut a pizza into 4 same-size slices: each is 1/4.
Slices of different sizes are not fourths.
Equivalent fractions name the same amount
1/2 = 2/4 = 4/8
Multiply or divide the top and bottom by the same number.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
B2Fractions anchor chart · page 4 of 4 · trim the left and top at the marks and lay it over the one before
B1 joins this side
10 cm at 100% · between the corner marks 7.5 × 10 in
How to use it
One page: print it for a notebook or a table, or project it while you teach.
A poster: print the four pages at 100% (the 10 cm bar on each page checks it). Each page after A1 says where it goes: trim its left and top edges at the marks, lay it over the page before at the ticks, and tape the back. It makes a poster about 15 by 20 inches.
Make it yours: build the chart with the class first and keep this one as your model, or add the class's own examples on sticky notes.