No matter how you play, this is a sure-fire hit. Such a fun, colorful way to play with fractions and equivalencies! Get the full instructions here. Turn the music up! Continue folding the paper into smaller and smaller dance floors and watch kids get creative as they try to stay on the paper.
Learn more: Mrs. This is such a fun activity! Grab the free printable street scene at the link. Then, have kids follow the directions to add details. Ask kids to reduce the fraction, then draw the correct number of pups. Draw a hopscotch board on the playground or outline one with tape on your classroom or hallway floor.
Label the squares with fractions instead of whole numbers. Kids throw a marker and jump to where it lands, then name the equivalent fractions for that square. Learn more: Capturing Classroom Ideas. Who knew there were so many fractions hiding inside your own name? Pose these questions to students, and ask them to find their own fractions too. Provide a variety of food images cut from magazines or printed out from the Internet. Students plan a picnic and choose the food they want to bring along.
Using a ruler and scissors, cut portions of their food choices and glue them to a paper plate. Finally, label each item with the fraction name. Since the spinners are just pencils and paper clips, every kid can have their own as they practice their fraction skills.
Get the whole free set of games here. Kids color in portions of the circles in an effort to get five in a row, based on the fractions the teacher calls out. Learn more: School Time Snippets. Students are paired or in a trio and move from problem to problem solving it, identifying the solution in the room, and then working that problem.
Students are finished when they return to their original problem. Find It and Fix It is essentially an error analysis activity. This would be a great way to execute test corrections. Take an assessment or any type of work completed by students. Comb through and analyze what some of the most common misconceptions were.
Hang one example problem for a total of about ten problems around the classroom. The students should be explaining WHAT the error was, not just solving for the answer.
This is a great activity for stations. If you have tables, then I would place a problem to fix at each table or desk grouping.
I would circulate for five or so minutes as students rework the problem and analyze the error. Students then rotate to the next table for the next problem. You can have students find a partner, work out a problem, and then move to find a new partner for the next problem. You can have students work on the floor! Lastly, you can always play The Stand Up Game. I have always found the key to student engagement and buy-in is two fold: a relationship and a relevant classroom.
These three math review games will help with both aspects. We also love Scavenger Hunts! We enjoy two twists on Jeopardy style games called Star Wars and a vocab-based game called Password. We also like to do stations. Yes, great ideas Abigail! I will have to look up Whodunnit, that is a new one for me.
Anything to keep students working, learning, and having fun! Makes for a much easier day. I tried Speed Dating with my students once this past year and the kids loved it! But there is a lot of opportunity for differentiation and confidence building! Scavenger hunts are my favorite. Students really get into trying to figure out the correct order of all the cards. Oh yay! I am glad you had such a great experience with Speed Dating!
It can get a little noisy! Baseball Math Game - Simplifying Fractions This is a fun baseball math game about game about simplifying fractions. Students will have to first hit a homerun to be able to see and answer a math problem. Adding and Subtracting Fractions Board Game Have fun adding and subtracting fractions by playing this interactive board game against another player, or in two teams.
This game is an excellent review activity that promotes student engagement. Equivalent Fractions Game In this concentration game, students click on two cards to match equivalent fractions. If there is a match, the problems remain on the page; if not, the cards are turned over.
Football Math Game - Adding Fractions In this game, students will practice adding and subtracting fractions with common and different denominators. Changing Fractions and Decimals to Percents Young students can use this fun millionaire game to practice changing decimals and fractions to percents.
Fractions, Decimals, Percents In this jeopardy game, students will convert fractions to decimals and percents and vice-versa.
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