Fractions

Below are several games and interactive sites to assist with instruction and give practice using fractions.  Teachers should pay extra attention to Virtual Manipulative sites as these are excellent resources to use when introducing fraction concepts.

Parts of a Whole-

• AAAMath Fraction game - fractions as part of a whole (looking at fourths)
• Virtual Manipulatives - Visualizing Fractions - color in the correct number of sections to match the given fraction
• Virtual Manipulatives - Parts of a Whole - use circle or rectangle divided as you choose to show the relationship between the written fraction and the visual fraction

Identifying Fractions/Equivalent Fractions

• AAAMath Fractions - Basic Fractions - find several games for identifying specific fractions
• Pizza Party Fraction Game - identify the fraction to represent how much pizza is left
• The Great Diamond Hunt - identify the fraction represented to find the lost diamond in a spooky house
• Fraction Flags - design a flag given a fractional amount per color (halves, fourths, thirds) - scroll down the Primary Games page to find the game listed
• Fraction Match Up - memory type game, match the fraction with the pictorial representation
• Virtual Manipulatives - Equivalent Fractions - manipulate the picture to find an equivalent fraction
• Virtual Manipulatives - Naming Fractions - name the fraction given a picture

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

• TeachRKids Fractions - addition and subtraction with same denominator and mixed fractions activities
• AAAMath Fractions - find several activities for adding and subtracting fractions
• Virtual Manipulatives - Common Denominator - Use pictures to find the common denominator of two fractions
• Virtual Manipulatives Renaming and Adding Fractions - rename fractions to get common denominators, then add (uses pictures)

Simplifying Fractions/Comparing Fraction Value

• Fresh Baked Fractions - to play this game you must identify which fraction is not equal to the others (there are 4 levels of difficulty to choose from)
• Hi/Lo Fractions - scroll down to find this game where you must stake points on whether the next card dealt will be a higher or lower value
• Fraction Frenzy - a timed game where you must match equivalent fractions
• Equivalent Fraction Fireworks - figure out the equivalent fraction with different denominators to launch fireworks (you need sound for this game)
• Rename in Lowest Terms - simple activity - given a picture, name the fraction and then rename in lowest terms (Good teaching tool or practice)

Mixed Numbers/Multiplying/Dividing Fractions

• Mixed Numbers to Fractions - given a mixed number and a picture, rewrite as a fraction (Good teaching tool or for practice)
• Find Grampy - Grampy is hiding behind a hedge.  Figure out where by entering the correct mixed number.
• Virtual Manipulatives - Rectangle Multiplication - use rectangles to visualize fraction multiplication

Adding Decimals

• Bobber's Farm - feed the animals by filling their hay bins with two decimals that add up to the bin number

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