Fraction Scoot

This weekend I went on a quest to find some fun fraction activities that focus on 1/4. I think I might be behind the times, but I found a SCOOT game  by the Math Maniac that was a blast! The kids loved it. Here's a link to the blog post where I found the game, and here's the link to her freebie on TPT. Here are the kiddos "scooting" around the room trying to decide if pictures are 1/4 or not 1/4.

I changed the game up a little and made it silent. As each person finished, they went to the front of the room to find a partner to compare answers with. (Yes, I missed the whole idea that you are supposed to say scoot and they all move at the same time. LOL - it will be easier next time.) There were plenty of differing answers and lots of great math discussions. We were giggling a bit when some best friends convinced each other that the wrong answers were right. They didn't want to hurt each others' feelings. That gave us some great talking points about working as a team and helping friends understand errors in a polite and supportive way.

The kids caught on really quickly that fractions have to be equal, and there were some cards in the set that showed fifths instead of fourths, but they were not equal parts, so the kids knew right away that they weren't fourths. I'm thinking of making a set that includes thirds and fifths that are equal to see if they will notice that they are not fourths. I will post the link here when I finish.  Talk to you soon!