Primary Resources
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Practice, practice, practice! Use this resource to help kids practice ordering and comparing fractions. There are six problems where they compare two fractions, two where they order fractions smallest to largest, and one where they fill...
Primary Resources
Comparing Fractions
Perfect for use at a math center or independent work station, this game has learners flip cards to compare fractions. They click on a card, reset the deck, click again, then determine which is bigger. This can be done as a class, used as...
Maths Blog
Equivalent Fractions: Equal, Largest, or Smallest
Elementary mathematicians begin by reading a one-page text that explains how to compare fractions. They solve two problems in which they must circle equal fractions in a set. They then solve four problems where a set of five fractions is...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Roll Out Fractions Game: Comparing Fractions
Reinforce the concept of comparing fractions with a hands-on, two-player game that calls for a visual model, score board, and dice. Players roll dice to acquire their given fraction, create the fraction using fraction tiles, then compare...
School Mathematics Project
Resource Sheets
This extensive and far-reaching collection of worksheets puts a new twist on many basic concepts. Learners use multiplication to trace a path from one point to another, tile a plane by converting between improper and proper fractions,...
Curated OER
Pizza for Everyone
Pizza is the inspiration for the cross-curricular instructional activity detailed here. Start out with a poem about pizza and move into a discussion about balanced eating. To close the language arts portion of the instructional activity,...
Curated OER
Make Mine Turkey
Young scholars compare foods available for the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving with contemporary Thanksgiving foods. After reading information about the first Thanksgiving, pupils create a menu and compute the cost of a turkey dinner, using...
Curated OER
Working Watermelon
You're going to wish you had a watermelon for this lesson! Class members read about watermelons and make a salad in class to sample. They also perform estimates, measurements and calculations on a watermelon. They predict what percentage...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of comparing and ordering fractions. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...
Google
Google for Education: Fraction Addition and Common Denominators
Students learn how to find a common denominator between two fractions and then add or subtract the fractions. Decomposition is used to identify patterns in fractions that are relatively easy to visualize, and apply these patterns to...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Fraction Game
Students use their knowledge equivalent fractions and their ability to compare fractions to play this computer based game.
Student Achievement Partners
Illustrative Mathematics: Fraction Comparisons With Pictures [Pdf]
Assess students knowledge of comparing fractions using pictures with this assessment.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Comparing and Reducing Fractions
Tutorial provides instruction and practice with comparing and reducing fractions.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Comparing Fractions
Introduces students to fractions and explores basic mathematical operations with fractions, comparing fractions, and converting fractions into decimals or percents.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Music Center: Fractions
Mrs. Johnson and her class are visiting the music center to learn more about fractions. You can join them!
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Street Orchestra: Fractions
Discover fractions and decimals with Maria and the members of the orchestra.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Music Center: Fractions & Decimals
Meet Marissa who manages a Music Center in Australia. Can you help her decide how many seats she sold?
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: What's a Fraction
Use this interactive lesson to learn about fractions. You will find equivalent fractions, compare fractions, and more. Immediate feedback is given to your answers. Links to related videos.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Comparing Fractions With the Same Denominator
This resource describes how to compare fractions with like denominators and provides an opportunity for students to practice the skill through self-checking exercises and games.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Comparing Fractions With Different Denominators
This site walks students through the process of comparing fractions with unlike denominators and allows them to practice the skill with self-checking exercises and games.
Arcademics
Arcademics: Tug Team Comparing Fractions
Play tug of war by comparing fractions correctly.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Build a Fraction
Interactive fractions game explores equivalent fractions and comparing fractions using numbers and patterns.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Flowering Fractions
An interactive web lesson teaches students about fraction concepts such as equivalent and equal parts.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: I Know That: Comparing Fractions
Fishy Fractions is an arcade-style mathematics game that has students find the fraction that is either greater than or less than a given fraction. In each round of the game, players answer problems by helping Ulani the pelican catch fish.