🌺 Fraction Face-Off

Focus: Comparing fractions and simplifying to lowest terms.

Theme: Logic, comparison, efficiency

Materials:

  • Paper

  • Pencil

  • Ruler

Instructions:

  1. ⚔️ Pick two fractions (e.g., 3/6 vs. 1/2).

  2. 📐 Fold a piece of paper to represent each fractions.

  3. 🔍 Align the pieces to see if they match.

  4. ✂️ Group pieces that are the same to find the simplest form.

Discussion Questions

  • How can we prove these are equal?

  • Why is simplifying useful?

Optional Extensions

  1. 👁️ Simplify Visually: Show how smaller pieces form larger ones.

  2. ➗ Division Link: Connect folding to division of a whole.

  3. 🧠 Fraction Challenges: Invent your own comparison puzzles.