How to Learn Fractions
Fraction Information Cards
Fifths and Sixths

Welcome to the Math Salamanders How to learn Fractions using information cards.

Here you will find a selection of free printable fraction information cards that will help your child learn their Fraction facts and their percent and decimal equivalences for fifths and sixths.

How to learn Fractions

On this webpage, you will find some helpful fraction information, and printable resource cards.

On each information card, you will find a complete sheet all about a given fraction, including examples of shapes with the given fraction shaded, and showing where the fraction sits on a number line.

This resource page cover fifths and sixths.

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What is a fraction?

A fraction is a number which contains parts of a whole.

In the example below, the fraction shaded is 2/5 because 2 parts out of 5 are shaded.

The parts have to be equal in size!

pentagon with 2/5 shaded


Fractions can be smaller than or larger than one (one whole).

In the example below, there is 4/3 shaded (or 11/3).

four thirds circles shaded


Fractions Decimals Percents

Below are some common conversions for fractions into decimals and percents.

Fraction Equivalent to Decimal Percent
1/2
2/2

1/3
2/3
3/3

1/4
2/4
3/4
4/4

1/5
2/5
3/5
4/5
5/5

1/6
2/6
3/6
4/6
5/6
6/6

1/8
2/8
3/8
4/8
5/8
6/8
7/8
8/8

1/10
2/10
3/10
4/10
5/10
6/10
7/10
8/10
9/10
10/10
 1/2
1

1/3
2/3
1

1/4
1/2
3/4
1

1/5
2/5
3/5
4/5
5/5

1/6
1/3
1/2
2/3
5/6
1

1/8
1/4
3/8
1/2
5/8
3/4
7/8
1

1/10
1/5
3/10
2/5
1/2
3/5
7/10
4/5
9/10
1
 0.5
1.0

0.333
0.667
1.0

0.25
0.5
0.75
1.0

0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0

0.167
0.333
0.5
0.666
0.833
1.0

0.125
0.25
0.375
0.5
0.625
0.75
0.875
1.0

0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
 50%
100%

33.3%
66.7%
100%

25%
50%
75%
100%

20%
40%
60%
80%
100%

16.7%
33.3%
50%
66.7%
83.3%
100%

12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
62.5%
75%
87.5%
100%

10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%

Where a digit is underlined, it means that the number has been rounded to 3 decimal places, or to the nearest 0.1%.

Fractions Made Easy Cards

Here you will find a selection of Fraction Information Cards designed to help your child how to learn Fractions.

Each fraction card comes in 3 different formats:

  • The first format is a color printable fraction information page showing the fraction in different representations.
  • The second format is a simple worksheet which involves shading the correct amount of each shape which has been divided up and also placing the fraction correctly on a number line.
  • The third format is a harder worksheet which involves writing down the correct decimal and percentage for each fraction as well as shading the correct amount of each undivided shape and placing the fraction on a number line.

Using these fraction information cards will help your child to:

  • understand different representation of a range of fractions (fifths and sixths);
  • begin to learn how to place fractions correctly on a fraction line;
  • know decimal and percent equivalence for each fraction;
  • being to learn about fraction equivalences.

All the free printable How to learn fractions cards in this section support the Elementary Math Benchmarks.

How to Learn Fractions Cards - Fifths

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How to Learn Fractions Cards - Sixths

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Fraction Information Cards - Halves, Thirds and Fourths

In this section you will find our fraction information cards for halves, thirds and fourths.

Each card is available in three different formats - a printable display card and an easier and harder worksheet.

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Free Printable Fraction Strips

Here you will find a selection of Fraction Strips designed to help your child understand their unit Fractions.

Using Fraction Strips is a great way to learn your Fraction facts and help you to understand exactly how much fractions are worth.

They are also a great resource for equivalent fractions, and can show children visually that a half is the same as two-fourths or three-sixths.

Using these fraction strips will help your child to:

  • understand Fraction as lengths;
  • understand equivalent fractions;
  • understand visually how much each unit fraction is worth.

All the free printable Math Fraction Strips in this section follow the Elementary Math Benchmarks.

printable fraction strips image

Learning Fractions Math Help Page

Here you will find the Math Salamanders free online Math help pages about Fractions.

There is a wide range of help pages including help with:

  • fraction definitions;
  • equivalent fractions;
  • converting improper fractions;
  • how to add and subtract fractions;
  • how to convert fractions to decimals and percentages;
  • how to simplify fractions.
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