Florida FAST Math Fractions Practice by Grade (3–6)

Fraction questions change substantially across grades. Grade 3 builds the meaning of a fraction, Grade 4 connects equivalent fractions and decimals, Grade 5 adds operations with unlike denominators, and Grade 6 expects flexible work with rational numbers. Start with the row for your child's grade instead of assigning a mixed-grade worksheet.

FAST reporting categories do not use the same label in every grade. In Grade 3, Fractional Reasoning is its own reporting category. In later grades, fraction work appears within broader number-sense categories.

These are independently written FastMathKit examples for learning and diagnosis. They are not released FAST questions.

• Comparing only the numerators or denominators instead of the value of the fractions.
• Adding denominators when the pieces are already the same size.
• Operating with unlike denominators before making equivalent fractions.
• Using a procedure without checking whether the result should be larger or smaller than the starting value.

Ask the child to explain the first step aloud. That usually reveals whether the difficulty is understanding the problem, choosing a strategy, calculating, or labeling the result.

1. Ask the child to draw, plot, or explain the fraction before calculating.
2. Use one comparison problem and one operation problem at the child's grade level.
3. After an error, identify whether the problem came from the model, the equivalent fraction, or the calculation.
4. Finish with one word problem so the child must decide which fraction operation applies.