Games
Fraction Memory
Materials
1 set of fraction cards (Math Journal 2,
Activity Sheets 16–18)
Players
2
Skill
Recognizing equivalent fractions
Object of the Game To collect the most pairs of equivalent fraction
cards.
Directions
Before playing, remove the following cards from the deck:
0 _
5 1 _
3 5
7
_
, 1 , _, _
, , _, and _
.
1 6 6 8 8 8
8
1
Create a 4-by-5 array of fraction cards with the picture side facing down.
2
Players take turns. When it is your turn:
• Turn over any 2 cards so the other player can see the picture side of
the cards.
• Determine whether the fractions are equivalent using the shading on
the circles, the location of the points on the number lines, or other
reasoning.
• If the fractions are equivalent, you keep the pair of cards.
• If the fractions are not equivalent, turn the cards back over in their
places.
With either outcome, your turn is over. See the example on the next
page.
4
The game is over when all fraction cards have been matched and
removed from the array. The player with the most matches wins.
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Games
1
2
Damien turns over the _
card and the _
4
2
card. He sees that the shaded areas of the
circles on the cards are equal. These are
equivalent fractions. He gets to keep the
pair of cards. His turn is finished.
Samantha turns over the _ card and the
4
4
_
card. She sees that the points on the
6
number lines are different distances
from 0. These are not equivalent fractions.
She turns the cards back over in their
places in the array. Her turn is finished.
0
0
2
1
2
1
4
2
4
3
4
3
4
Variation
Rules and play are the same as the regular game, except:
• Use the fraction cards from Math Journal 2,
Activity Sheets 16–21. Remove the following cards:
8
• Create a 6-by-8 array of cards.
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0
4
1
1
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
0
0
4
1 2 8 8 8
0
2
2
1
2
3
0 _
0 1 _
3 5
7
_
, ,_
, , _, and _
.
1
1
0
4
4
0
6
1
1
6
2
6
3
6
4
6
4
6
5
6
6
6
Fraction Cards 1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
2
2
2
0
3
1
0
1
0
3
3
0
3
3
3
0
4
0
2
1
2
0
0
3
1
3
2
3
1
2
1
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
Activity Sheet 16
Fraction Cards 1 (continued)
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
0
4
3
3
2
3
Back of Activity Sheet 16
Fraction Cards 2
0
0
4
1
4
2
4
3
4
0
0
4
1
4
2
4
3
4
0
0
6
1
6
2
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
1
0
4
4
0
4
1
0
4
4
0
6
1
0
6
6
0
6
1
4
1
6
1
6
2
4
2
6
2
6
3
6
3
6
3
4
4
6
4
6
5
6
5
6
1
0
4
4
0
4
1
0
6
6
0
6
1
0
6
6
0
6
1
1
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
1
1
6
2
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
6
6
1
1
6
2
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
6
6
Activity Sheet 17
Fraction Cards 2 (continued)
3
4
2
4
1
4
2
6
1
6
4
4
5
6
4
6
3
6
Back of Activity Sheet 17
Fraction Cards 3
0
0
6
0
1
6
2
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
1
0
1
6
6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
0
0
0
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Activity Sheet 18
Fraction Cards 3 (continued)
2
8
1
8
6
6
5
8
4
8
3
8
8
8
7
8
6
8
Back of Activity Sheet 18
Fraction Cards 4
0
0
5
1
5
2
5
3
5
4
5
0
0
5
0
1
5
2
5
3
5
4
5
1
0
5
5
0
5
1
0
5
5
0
5
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
1
5
1
5
2
5
2
5
3
5
3
5
4
5
4
5
1
0
5
5
0
5
1
0
5
5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
1
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
1
1
5
2
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
1
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Activity Sheet 19
Fraction Cards 4 (continued)
3
5
2
5
1
5
2
10
5
5
4
5
6
10
5
10
4
10
Back of Activity Sheet 19
Fraction Cards 5
0
1
0
1
0
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
0
0
0
1
1
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
0
0
0
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Activity Sheet 20
Fraction Cards 5 (continued)
2
12
10
10
8
10
6
12
4
12
3
12
10
12
9
12
8
12
Back of Activity Sheet 20
Fraction Cards 6
0
0
3
1
3
2
3
0
0
4
1
4
2
4
3
4
0
0
6
1
6
2
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
1
0
3
3
0
4
1
0
4
4
0
3
1
0
6
6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1
4
2
4
1
3
3
4
2
3
1
0
4
4
0
3
1
0
3
3
0
5
1
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
5
2
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Activity Sheet 21
Fraction Cards 6 (continued)
2
3
1
4
1
3
0
5
0
3
3
4
0
10
0
8
0
6
Back of Activity Sheet 21