A fraction tells how many equal parts are shaded out of the whole. This 3rd grade fractions as area models worksheet has a worked example and six models, numbered 1 to 6. Each model is a rectangle or a square cut into equal parts, and orange paint fills some of the parts. The example has 6 parts with 3 shaded, so it shows 3/6, and the text below it explains each step. In items 1 to 6, your child counts all the parts first, then the shaded ones. They write the shaded count on top of the fraction bar and the total number of parts below it. A boy sits on yellow balloons beside the example. Page two gives every fraction in pink.