Games Designed To Convert From Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers And Back.

We know that students like to play games, participate in activities that has them reacting interactively rather than just filling out a worksheet.  Today, we'll look at games that could be incorporated in the lessons when working with students on converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and back.  This is so they relate the two forms so that they understand they are equivalent representations.

Converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions is a fundamental skill in mathematics, but it can be challenging for students to grasp, especially since many students missed it the first time. To make this concept more accessible and engaging, we can incorporate fun and interactive games into their lessons.  Today, we are looking at several different games to have them play.

1. Fraction Bingo:

• Create bingo cards with a mix of improper fractions and mixed numbers.
• Call out a fraction or mixed number, and students must convert it to the other form and mark the corresponding space on their bingo card.
• The first student to get a row, column, or diagonal of correct conversions shouts "Bingo!" to win the game.

2. Fraction War:

• Divide students into pairs and give each pair a deck of fraction cards.
• Students simultaneously flip over two cards and convert them to either mixed numbers or improper fractions.
• The student with the correct conversion wins both cards. If there's a tie, the students continue flipping cards until one player wins all the cards.

3. Fraction Match-Up:

• Create a set of cards with improper fractions on one side and their corresponding mixed numbers on the other.
• Spread the cards out on a table face down.
• Students take turns flipping over two cards at a time, trying to match the improper fraction with its corresponding mixed number.

4. Fraction Relay Race:

• Divide students into teams and set up a relay race course.
• Place cards with mixed numbers and improper fractions at one end of the course and empty buckets at the other end.
• One student from each team runs to the cards, converts one fraction, and runs back to place it in the correct bucket.
• The next student repeats the process until all fractions are converted and placed in the buckets. The team that finishes first wins.

5. Fraction Jeopardy:

• Create a Jeopardy-style game board with categories related to converting fractions.
• Students take turns choosing a category and a point value.
• Present a conversion question, and students must respond with the correct conversion in the form of a mixed number or improper fraction.

6. Improper Fraction Dominoes:

• Have each student select a domino.
• Place the domino so the bigger number is on the top. This is the fraction the student will work with. The top is the denominator, the bottom is the numerator. So a 4 and 3 domino is written as 4/3
• The student will draw partition several squares to represent the fraction on the domino. So two of the squares would be divided into 3 sections each and four sections are colored in. 
• Write the mixed number or in this case you see the colored sections which for the example is 1 1/3.
• To make it easier, you could create a sheet to accompany this with the first column for the domino, second column with the squares to divide up and the final column for the answers.

These games can help students develop a deeper understanding of converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions while making learning fun and interactive while making the learning more fun. Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear. Have a great day.