Fraction number line chart
Nine number lines from 0 to 1, stacked so that equal fractions line up vertically, from one whole down to twelfths, with every tick labeled.
Both pages
Page 1 has every tick labeled; page 2 has the same nine lines with blank ticks, so a child can label them and check against page 1.
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Labeled lines
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Blank lines to label
How to print it
- Open the print view. Press Print for a clean print-ready view of page 1, or download it as a PDF or PNG. The other pages are in the gallery below, with a button to download them all.
- 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 number line chart
Each line runs from 0 to 1 and is cut into equal parts: one whole, then halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths and twelfths. All nine share the same 0 and the same 1, so a fraction sits directly above or below any fraction it equals. The dashed line through the middle passes through 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10 and 6/12, all printed in blue. On the thirds and fifths lines it falls between two ticks, which shows that no count of thirds or fifths makes exactly a half. Every tick is labeled as a fraction, ends included, so 4/4 sits right under the 1. Page 2 repeats the lines with blank ticks to fill in.
Grade level: this chart is used in our 3rd grade math worksheets collection.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from the fractions on a number line worksheet?
The worksheet asks a child to name one marked point on each of five lines. This chart labels every point on nine lined-up lines, so it works as the reference for checking that worksheet, and page 2 is the open-ended version.
Why label the ends 0/4 and 4/4 instead of 0 and 1?
Seeing 4/4 under the 1 shows that a fraction with the same top and bottom is one whole, and 0/4 over the 0 shows that zero parts of anything is 0. The plain 0 and 1 are printed above the top line.
What should a child notice first?
That more parts means smaller parts: 1/12 sits much closer to 0 than 1/2 does. Then follow the dashed middle line down; every fraction it passes through equals one half.
Which grade uses fraction number lines?
In the Common Core standards, third grade places fractions on a number line using halves, thirds, fourths, sixths and eighths. Fourth grade adds fifths, tenths, twelfths and hundredths for equivalent fractions and comparing.