Equivalent Fractions

Equivalent Fractions Splat

Source: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/equivalent_fractions_shoot.htm

Materials:

• Access to computer/tablet that is connected to wifi and can run the game

Directions:

• Have students go to  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/equivalent_fractions_shoot.htm (also found by going to sheppardsoftware.com, clicking math games, then scrolling down to the fractions heading and clicking on equivalent fraction splat)
• students can then select their difficulty level - the teacher might need to encourage students to start out with the easier level before moving to the harder level
• Students will be given a written fraction on the mouse/shooter and they will move it around and use it to click on the picture of the equivalent fraction

Estimating Fractions

Estimate Fractional Shapes

Source:  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/EstimateFractionsShapesShoot.htm

Materials: 

• access to computer or tablet that is connected to wifi and can run the game

Directions: 

• Students go to http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/EstimateFractionsShapesShoot.htm or go to sheppardsoftware.com then click on math games - estimation (on the left side) then they should scroll down to estimate fractions (right column)
• next students play the game - 

Game Description: Students are given a collection of regional fractions and a numerical fraction and they have to estimate which shapes have the fraction that they are given have the appropriate fraction shaded in

Fractions (measurement)

A meter of candy

source: http://illuminations.nctm.org/

materials:

• Candy 
• Meter-long strips of paper
• Meter sticks
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• Posterboard
• Tape
• A Meter of Candy Overhead 
• A Meter of Candy Activity Sheet 
• Grids Activity Sheet 

Directions: 

• split students up into groups of 2 or 3 and have them line up their candies against a meter stick
• ask the students if they can easily tell what percentage/fraction of candy is a certain color
• ask students how they would be able to tell more easily
• then color by the meter stick so that they can see where the colors were when they lined up the candies and the meter stick
• next have them line the candies up on a hundred grid
• and color the hundreds grid so that they can compare it to the meter stick
• students should be talking about percentages as well as fractions during this activity

 

Fractions (as part of a region)

Playground Fractions

source: Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally by John A. Van De Walle, Karen S. Karp, and Jennifer M. Bay-Williams.

materials:

• Pattern blocks
• grid paper for students to record on

directions:

• show students the picture of the "playground" and have them recreate it.
• Then have them use pattern blocks to find different fractions listed and draw them on their paper

Fractions (as part of a set)

Matching Fractions

Source:  Matching fractions in a set game from Sheppard Software http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/fractionSet.htm

Materials: 

• ·      access to a computer or tablet that can load the game
• ·      access to internet

Directions:

• ·      After doing work with fractions so students have some understanding of fractions within a set tell students to follow this link:
• ·      http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/fractionSet.htm
• ·      or have them go to sheppardsoftware.com and then click on math games and scroll down to fractions to find matching fractions in a set