Fraction & Decimal Games
Fractions and decimals can be hard concepts for students to grasp. Learning fractions and decimals does not have to be dreary, though. Many games are available to make mastering these concepts fun for students.
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Fraction/Decimal Bingo
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This variation of the classic bingo game helps your students to recognize numbers in their fraction, decimal and even percent form. To play, digitallesson.com suggests that you use the bingo sheet provided on their website. Provide markers to your students and have them make a four by four grid on their bingo sheets. Simply call out the fraction, decimal or percent, and if the students have it in any form they mark the space. The website lists some rules to follow. If you don't want to use the bingo sheet on the website, you can always come up with a number of fraction or decimal problems for the kids to solve, and have those answers already on a sheet that you give to the kids. When they solve the problem, they mark the answer in it's appropriate box. When they get a bingo, the first one to call it wins.
Relay Race
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Another game you could play in your classroom is this version of a relay race. It helps the kids be able to work through a problem and allows them to compete at the same time. To play, divide the kids up into teams and have them sit in a row, one behind the other. Give each player a slip of paper with a fraction or decimal problem on it. On your signal, have the first player from each team run up to the board and work out the problem. When he is finished, he goes to the next player on his team and tags them. The next players goes to the board to solve the problem, and so on down the row. The game is over when the last player gets back to his seat.
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Fraction Scavenger Hunt
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This game, found on math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org, not only helps the kids learn what a fraction is and how to properly write one, but it also helps with social interaction. To prepare, come up with a list of things in your classroom that your kids can easily identify. For example, one item might be what fraction of the class is wearing glasses. After making the list, pass it out to the students and have them start hunting. As a variation--and to help them with decimals--have them convert the fractions they found into a decimal.
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