Fly Your Fractions! (Fraction Kite)

About this resource

What's inside this resource

These colorful fraction kites will brighten up your classroom and bulletin boards while reinforcing concepts of fractions! Students will gain understanding of part whole relationships and how to represent fractions using numerators and denominators.

* This resource has been used in over 5,000 classrooms and has been featured in Scholastic Magazine.

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Included in This Resource:

Kite and ribbons template
Cloud recording sheet
Fraction kite writing assignment
Vocabulary words cards
Vocabulary definition cards
"FLY YOUR FRACTIONS" giant bulletin board letters

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Represent a part of a whole as a fraction using a numerator and denominator
Order a set of fractions from least to greatest
Use fraction vocabulary (numerator, denominator, part, whole) accurately in a written explanation
Match fraction vocabulary terms to their correct definitions

Teaching tips

Have students order their six ribbon fractions from least to greatest before taping them to the string, turning the assembly step into fraction-comparison practice
Offer fewer than six ribbon colors for students who need a simplified version, discarding the extra ribbons as the directions suggest
Use the vocabulary word and definition cards as a matching game before the writing task, so students have terms like numerator and denominator ready to use in their explanation
Display finished kites with their written explanations and paper clouds on a bulletin board, using the included giant letters as a title banner

Skills covered

Fraction representation — students identify what fraction each of six colored kite sections represents and label it with a numerator and denominator.
Fraction ordering — students sequence their six ribbon fractions from least to greatest before assembling the kite.
Fraction vocabulary application — students use terms such as numerator, denominator, part, and whole in a written explanation of their kite design.
Vocabulary matching — students match eight fraction terms, including equivalent fraction and improper fraction, to their correct definitions.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does the writing page connect to the kite activity?

Students explain the design choices behind their own fraction kite in writing, and the prompt specifically asks them to use vocabulary terms such as numerator, denominator, part, and whole in that explanation.

What vocabulary terms does the card set cover?

Eight terms — fraction, numerator, denominator, equivalent fraction, unit fraction, number line, improper fraction, and partition — each paired with its own definition card for a matching activity.