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6th Grade Fractions
How Can I Make 6th Grade Fractions Exciting?
At first, it may be difficult to motivate 6th graders to get excited about fractions. Many struggle with reducing and adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. Others simply need extra practice and aren't excited about completing worksheets or drills. Fortunately, there are many ways you can make 6th grade fractions exciting.
Many 6th graders love computer games, and there are many free fraction games online. Visual Fractions has simple games that help struggling students visualize fractions. Gamequarium has a large selection of fraction games for every part of learning fractions.
One of the most fun ways to help 6th graders with fractions is to play with food. You can bring in brownies or cakes and give students the chance to cut the food into different fractional amounts and then eat it. You can also organize a fractional scavenger hunt. Make a questionnaire for students to fill out. Then determine which fraction of students answered questions certain ways. For example, you can find the fraction of students in the class whose favorite color is green.
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