1/2 — One Half
The whole circle has 2 equal parts. One part is blue, so we read the fraction as one half.
Fraction Snowflake Frozen Challenge
The snowflake is freezing! Read the white fraction in the center, then tap the matching shaded circle on the spinning snowflake. Correct answers melt the ice — mistakes make it grow. How long can you keep the snowflake from freezing?
Grade 3Visual FractionsEndless ArcadeTap to Match
Match fractions to melt the ice!
Read the fraction in the blue center circle and tap the matching shaded diagram. The snowflake keeps spinning, and the ice keeps spreading. The game ends when only about 5% of the center remains unfrozen.
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Watch a Fraction Match!
Watch a fraction match with a green glow and a colorful double pop as the ice slowly grows, then resets.
Reading Visual Fractions
A fraction tells us how many equal parts of a whole we are talking about. In a fraction such as 3/4, the bottom number (denominator) tells us how many equal parts make the whole, and the top number (numerator) tells us how many parts are shaded.
3/4 — Three Fourths
The denominator 4 means four equal parts. The numerator 3 means three of them are blue.
5/8 — Five Eighths
Count all 8 equal slices, then count the 5 blue slices. The unshaded slices still belong to the whole.
4/4 — One Whole
When all 4 of 4 parts are shaded, the fraction equals 1 whole. Other examples include 2/2 and 7/7.