Fraction circles
Nine color-coded circles, from one whole to twelfths — the round cousins of fraction strips.
How to print it
- Open the print view. Press Print for a clean print-ready view, or download the PDF or PNG below the chart.
- Fit to page. In the print dialog choose “Fit to page” — the chart is laid out for US Letter and scales cleanly onto A4.
- Copy freely. Print or photocopy as many as you need for home, classroom or tutoring use. It is free, with no sign-up.
About the fraction circles
Fraction circles show parts of a whole the way children first meet them — as slices. Each circle is one whole cut into equal sectors, every sector labeled, each denominator its own color. Cut them out and the physical comparisons start: two quarters exactly cover a half, three twelfths match a quarter. Circles also connect directly to pie charts and clock faces later — fifths and twelfths are the sets strips can’t show as naturally.
Grade level: this chart is used in our4th grade math worksheets collection.
Frequently asked questions
Fraction circles or fraction strips?
Both, ideally. Strips are better for ordering and number-line thinking; circles are better for part-of-a-whole intuition and connect to pie charts and clocks. They teach the same equivalences.
How should we prepare them?
Print on cardstock, cut out the sectors of a few circles, and keep one page whole as a reference. Lamination pays off fast with cut pieces.
Which circles are included?
One whole, halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths and twelfths — nine circles, color-coded and fully labeled.