Fraction Lesson Plans Ideas

Ask students if fractions are important or fun to learn about? Tell them to raise hand if they think ⅛ is bigger than 1/4. Call up one of those kids. Ask another to explain why ¼ is bigger and give them ¼ of Hershey bar, while other gets ⅛ . I’ve also requested a donation of a class set of bars, so that I could tell the class that no one can eat until they prove they understand fractions.

Shaving cream on desk, call out a fraction and they need to use finger to make correct shape (this also cleans the desks and only requires a baby wipe to finish)

discover fractions with clocks, money, snapping cubes, measuring tape, measuring cups, measuring grams, colored bears, dominoes

Learning Resources Magnetic Rainbow Fraction Tiles, Visual/Tactile Learning, 51 Pieces

Divide students in half, thirds, fourths, different traits

Back to back: pull a fraction strip, say name, decide who is bigger, turn and check, bigger wins both

Give piece of yarn and ask 3 students to fold in half, thirds, fourths

Play memory game- kids draw fraction on half of notecard and pic on the other, cut, mix up, and play

Use measuring cups to see how many thirds equals whole, etc

Baseball with 2 teams- show fraction, if right, get to run to first base, switch teams after 3 outside

Give pack of smarties to count, sort, and determine fractions

Spoons- place 4 spoons on the table and flip fractions, once find a match, grab spoon

War- each player flips one playing card over pencil and one under, complete for largest fraction

Each person roll 2 dice, have a sheet w fraction strips to determine biggest fraction wins

Divide plate in fifths, draw foods of each food group

Roll dice and collect fraction strip with that number. First student to complete whole strip wins

Roll dice and color correct circle, first to complete wins

“Pizza Party” fraction game (2-6 players/ 1st-6th grade)

“24 Game” (1 or more players/ age 11 and up)

Easter eggs- sort by color and identify fraction for each one

Cut out scoops of ice cream, choose 3 different colors, write your order on bowl in 3 fractions

War- each player flips one playing card over pencil and one under, complete for largest fraction

Legos- use legos to represent fractions

Pattern blocks- roll dice, use that many blocks to fill 6 hexagons first

Pictionary- students draw pics on board for other students to identify fraction

Pool noodles- stack up to prove that 5/5, etc equals whole one

“Hippity Hop to the Bakery Shop-” choose card from deck and move your game piece to that fraction, can put answers on back to self check

Small group online free fraction jeopardy: http://www.math-play.com/Fractions-Jeopardy/fractions-game_html5.html

Play “I Spy” with few pictures of fractions, students need to shine their laser lights on correct pic

https://www.education.com/game/teeth-fractions/

https://mrnussbaum.com/tony-fraction-s-pizza-shop-online-game

https://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_Speedway.html

water beads to sort by color into egg carton and decide fraction

“fraction hunt” gives clues like “first half of food plus last quarter of door” to create a secret message

class set of fraction cards, tiles with numbers to mix and match

Give 5 coins, toss, call heads or tails, bigger fraction wins

“Home Run Hitter” file folder game (1 or 2 players)

Symmetry Board with Mirror

“I Have, Who Has” class set of cards

“Think It Through Tiles” (1-2 players)

Fraction Cubes with activity cards (1-2 players/ K-3rd grade)

“Fractions” (2-4 players/ ages 5-12)

dry erase maps to color fractions on

“Math Noodles” (2-8 players/ 2nd-3rd grade)

magnetic shapes to pull apart and piece together fractions

pattern blocks to discover how many smaller shapes to create larger

library books (the boys and I try to go every Thursday)

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