Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Dice Game

This is a fun and easy game to add to your fractions unit to help students practice working with mixed numbers and improper fractions. Students must demonstrate knowledge of what makes an improper fraction, how to convert an improper fraction into a mixed number, and how to order and compare mixed numbers. I suggest using 10-sided dice (if possible) for a wider variety of outcomes. I encourage my students to use mini-whiteboards for recording their work and doing their calculations.

Student Instructions:
1)  You and your partner each roll the die two times so you each have two numbers.

2)  Use your two numbers to make an IMPROPER FRACTION (which one should be the numerator?).

3)  Write down your improper fraction and convert it to a mixed number.

4)  Compare with your partner’s mixed number. Which number is bigger? You might have to find a common denominator if the whole numbers are the same.

5)  The person with the larger number gets a point. Play until one person has five points.

Grades to Use With:

This is a simple game that can be an addition to a lesson or fraction review in grades 3-7 when students are working with fractions that have a value greater than one.

Standards:

CCSS3NF.A.3 Compare fractions by creating equivalent fractions

CCSS4NF.A.2 Compare fractions by creating equivalent fractions- finding common denominators

CCSS4NF.B.4a Fractions greater than 1 and multiplying fractions

What's Included:

A simple 2 Page PDF. One instruction page for teachers and one half-page instruction sheet for students (cut one page in half and give to two groups).

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