Assignment: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions 4.NF.3 Assignment

Created by Heather F on

10 activities: 10 games

128 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Newton Pool

The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

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Teacher Ratings (751) 4.0 stars.

Student Ratings (259393) 4.0 stars.

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Gear Fraction+

Find treasure within a giant factory. Travel using the platforms to get to the treasure, but watch out for traps!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (4) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (1480) 3.3 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 13 min

Let Them Eat Cake!

Hold on to your sweet tooth, this might be the sweetest task our Technician has gotten us into. Learn about mixed numbers as you slice and serve your way to beat the timer!

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Teacher Ratings (26) 3.5 stars.

Student Ratings (3990) 4.0 stars.

Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 20 min

Super Pizza Delivery

Help a young boy deliver and divide pizza for his clients while avoiding the zombies!

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Teacher Ratings (44) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (12311) 4.3 stars.

Activity 5: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 8 min

Charge Up

Restore the batteries by charging them up! The battery factory is reusing leftover power from old batteries to create brand new batteries and you are in charge of the process. In this game by Zapzapmath, students will better understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (11) 4.2 stars.

Student Ratings (4162) 3.5 stars.

Activity 6: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min

Dave Bakes a Cake

How can students deal with fractions for addition and subtraction? With this rap it's a piece of cake, that’s the thing that Dave will bake. When fractions are in your cookbook, it pays to take a second look. This rap will teach you how to deal with fractions when you bake a meal.

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Teacher Ratings (25) 3.9 stars.

Student Ratings (6213) 3.5 stars.

Activity 7: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 17 min

The Harvest Festival

Help Mr. Barney plant and harvest fruits in his farm while learning how to add and subtract mixed numbers with like denominators!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (24) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (6292) 3.6 stars.

Activity 8: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 11 min

George's Cake

Do you like cake? So do all of George's customers, but he needs help managing his cake shop! He needs your help with fractions, especially mixed numbers with like denominators, to keep his cake business strong.

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Teacher Ratings (31) 4.4 stars.

Student Ratings (9148) 3.6 stars.

Activity 9: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Felix's Fraction Farm

Get started working as a farmer in Felix's Farm! A drone helps you learn the farming arts from sowing the seeds to harvesting the crops, all by learning fraction decomposition. Build and expand the farm by delivering fresh and green veggies to the nearby township. Spend your day with Felix and Happy Farming!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (17) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (4446) 3.5 stars.

Activity 10: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 12 min

Paper Fractions

Learn how to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator and solve fun and exciting puzzles!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (82) 4.5 stars.

Student Ratings (18946) 3.9 stars.