Free Scarecrow Fraction Puzzles Printable

The scarecrow fraction puzzles are a great way to work on learning about fractions and building part wholes and whole numbers with the puzzles.

You can work on fractions with these hands-on fraction puzzles. You can build part fractions, whole fractions and compare fractions.

You can see the fractions as you build them and have a fun time making fraction puzzles with kids.

The Scarecrow Fraction Puzzles Printable is part of the 20 Free Printables for September.

This is a great addition to the fraction printables and fall printables on the site.

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What are fractions?

It is a numerical quantity that is not a whole number. It is also a number divided into equal parts.

Examples of fractions are 1/2 or half of a whole number.

You can see fractions like 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10. There are many different fractions that kids can work on.

Scarecrow Fraction Puzzles

The scarecrow Fraction puzzle are a great way to work on building fractions.

Each of the scarecrow fraction puzzles is vertical. The puzzles have the fractions on the right side and the picture they make on the left. I laminate each of the puzzles. This makes the puzzles last longer.

You will find fractions for the following numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10.

Things to use with the Scarecrow Fraction Puzzle Printable

• printer
• white cardstock
• wall putty
• Fraction Help Mats
• laminator
• laminating pouches
• fraction number line bookmarks

Ways to Use the Scarecrow Fraction Printables

You are going to see a few ways to use these fraction puzzles. You have a mix of ideas and how to use the puzzles.

Mix up the Fraction Puzzles

You can give them a set of mixed puzzle pieces and ask them to build the puzzle.

Build the Fraction Puzzles

You can see one of the built puzzles here. It is a simple way to build each puzzle.

After the puzzle is built, you can say the different fractions of the puzzles starting with the puzzle piece at the top.

Use the Fraction Number Line Bookmarks with the Fraction Puzzles

If you need extra help getting the fractions in order, you can use the fraction number line bookmarks. They are great for helping kids see the order the fractions go in.

You can see the completed puzzle and the number line that matches the puzzle. It is a great way to check if they put the puzzle in order.

Compare the Different Fractions with the Puzzles

You can also work on comparing fractions to make equal fractions or compare fractions that are not equal.

Fraction Puzzles That Have Some Equal Fraction

You can give them two sets of puzzles and have them build fractions until you have the same on each side. This allows kids to see that those fractions are the same even if the numbers are different.

Fraction Puzzles That Are Not Equal Fraction

You can give them two fractions that don’t match up and ask if they can make fractions are equal or if they can’t.

This is a great way to see that 2/5 and 2/4 are not the same, even if the numerator is the same. The denominator is different. And this is a great visual way to see it.

Fraction Book to Read with the Puzzle

If you are looking for more information on fractions, you can check out the book A Fraction’s Goal — Parts of a Whole. It can be good to introduce them to kids this way.

What you will find in the Free Scarecrow Fraction Puzzles Printable

• Scarecrow themed puzzles
• 7 pages of fraction puzzles
• Fractions for numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
• One puzzle per page, and all fill the page
• Page to build the fractions
• 9 pages

More Fraction Printables for kids

Fraction Bookmarks has a visual look at the different fractions for kids to use. They have several different fractions

Fraction Number Line Bookmarks is a look at fractions and how they would appear on a number line.

Fraction Help Mats is one of my favorite learning tools! It has a fractions area to make and a fraction number line to help with making and learning about fractions.

Hands-On Rainbow Fractions Puzzles are great for working on building and comparing fractions. They are hands-on math printable and great for first, second, and third grade.

Check out all the fun Fall & Leaves Activities & Printables on 3 Dinosaurs.

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