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Fractions Word Search
11 words · 13×13 grid
How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.
Find these words
The line in a fraction is a division sign in disguise. Three over four is three divided by four, which is why every fraction is also a DECIMAL and a PERCENT waiting to happen. Students who get that stop fearing the IMPROPER ones and the MIXED numbers. This word puzzle lists the words a fourth grade unit needs: NUMERATOR on top, DENOMINATOR below, and the EQUIVALENT forms of a HALF, a THIRD, and a QUARTER.
Frequently asked questions
What does it mean to SIMPLIFY a fraction?
Divide the top and bottom by the same number until nothing else fits. Six over eight becomes three over four; the value has not changed, only the size of the pieces.
Is this fractions word search for third or fifth grade?
It spans both. Third graders know half and quarter; fifth graders are the ones meeting improper fractions and mixed numbers, and both groups can hunt the same grid.
