Fractions are numbers, so they have a spot on the number line. Cut the space from 0 to 1 into equal pieces, then count the jumps.
Worked example
Tap where 16 goes on the line.
Answer:16
Each whole is cut into 6 equal jumps, so each jump is 16. 16 is 1 jumps from 0. The green dot is where it goes.
For grown-ups: Fractions on the number line. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.
CCSS 3.NF.A.2
What this practises, for teachers
Practices fractions on the number line (3.NF.A.2). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.
Each whole is cut into 4 equal jumps, so each jump is 14. 14 is 1 jumps from 0. The green dot is where it goes.
Tap where 106 goes on the line.
Show the answer and how
Answer:106
Each whole is cut into 6 equal jumps, so each jump is 16. 106 is 10 jumps from 0 — past 1: 6 jumps get you to 1, then 4 more. The green dot is where it goes.
Tap where 96 goes on the line.
Show the answer and how
Answer:96
Each whole is cut into 6 equal jumps, so each jump is 16. 96 is 9 jumps from 0 — past 1: 6 jumps get you to 1, then 3 more. The green dot is where it goes.