About
Make fractions hands-on, engaging, and fun with this Shake and Spill Fraction game! Students will shake two-color counters, spill them out, and record the different combinations they see. This low-prep activity helps students build a strong understanding of fractions of a set, while incorporating concrete, representational, and abstract connections. Choose from a variety of different activities to reinforce the skills that align with your curriculum - these include writing fractions, relating tenths to hundredths, converting fifths to tenths, simple fraction addition and subtraction, equivalent fractions, and visual models.
Benefits:
- Simple to prep and easy to use year after year
- Perfect for reinforcing fraction sense, specifically with fractions of a set
- Ideal for small group instruction, math centers, partner work, or independent practice
Skills & Concepts:
- Part-Part-Whole models
- Adding two parts
- Relationships between fraction addition and subtraction (fact families)
- Visual models
- Recording fraction thinking in multiple ways
This game is ideal for 3rd and 4th-grade classrooms, intervention groups, home practice, or anyone beginning to learn about fractions of a set.
👉 Add this engaging, low-prep activity to your math toolkit today and give your students the concrete practice they need to see the math in action!
How to Use:
- Place counters in a cup.
- Students shake, spill, and count the colors.
- Record in multiple ways
- Repeat and discover all the possible combinations!
What’s Included?
- Shake and Spill recording mats in 18 different formats
- Activities for tenths, fifths, and fourths
- Differentiated versions
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