Educational Insights Fraction Formula™ Game Product Instructions

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Board games
Type
Product Instructions

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EI-3220
Grades 3+
Ages 8+
2–4 Players
Contents
•4Cylinders
•52Fizzyfractiontiles(3halves,
4thirds,4fourths,5fths,
6sixths,8eighths,10tenths,
and12twelfths)
Setting Up
Eachplayertakesacylinder.•
Shuethefractiongamecardsandplacethemin•
apilefacedownonthetable.
Placethezzyfractiontilesinapileinthecenter•
ofthetable.
Object of the Game
Gettheclosestto1ineachroundwithoutgoingover1.Earnthemostpointsin
4roundstowinthegame.
How to Play Fraction Formula
Playerstaketurns:1.
takingacardfromthetopofthedeckandlooking•
atthefractionshown(seeFigure2)
thentakingthatzzyfractiontilefromthecenter•
pileanddroppingitinhisorhercylinder(see
Figure3)
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2
THE FILL-IT-UP FRACTION GAME OF CHANCE!
•52Fractiongamecards
•20Scoringcardsin
denominationsof
5,10,15,and20
Oneachturn,aplayermaychoosewhetherornottotakeacard.Ifaplayertakesa2.
card,thatplayermustputtherepresentedzzyfractiontileinhis/hercylinder.Ifa
playerchoosesnottotakeacard,heorshesays“hold”andplaymovestothenext
player.Onceallplayershavesaid“hold,”theroundisover.Ifanyplayerstilesgo
overthe1onthecylinder,thatplayerisdoneforthatround.
Whentheroundisover,playerscomparetheircylinderstoseewhoisclosestto1.
3.
Eachplayerearnsscoringcard(s)accordingtohisorherscore:
Player Position Points Earned
1stplace(playerwhoisclosestto1) 20
2ndplace 15
3rdplace 10
4thplace 5
Anyplayerwhowentover1 0
Playerhaszzyfractiontilesexactlyequalto1 extra5points
Ifthereisatie,twoplayersearnthatscoreandnoplayerearnsthenextscore
down.Forexample,if2playersearnexactly1,thentheyeachreceive20+5points.
Iftheothertwoplayersdidnotgoover1,thenthenexthighestplayerearns10
pointsandthelastplayerearns5points.
Playersputtheirzzyfractiontilesbackinthecenterpileandreturntheir
4.
fractioncardstothedeck.Playerskeeptheirscoringcards.Shuethedeckand
startanewround.
Once4roundshavebeenplayed,playerstotaluptheirpoints.
5.
Winning the Game
Theplayerwiththemostpointsattheendof4
roundsisthewinner(seeFigure4).
Using the Pieces as a Hands-On Teaching Tool
FractionFormula’sgamepiecesareagreatmanipulativeforteachingfractional
valuesandequivalencies.Herearetwowaystousethemasmanipulatives:
Build to One Whole
Dropa
1
2
tileintothecylinder.Challengestudentsto
seehowmanydierentcombinationsoftilesthey
candropontopofthe
1
2
tobuilduptoexactly1
(seeFigure5).Forexample,two
1
4
tileswouldwork
aswouldtwo
1
5
tilesplusone
1
10
tile.Bydoingthis
activity,studentslearnhowtomakeonewhole(as
wellas
1
2
equivalenciesinthisinstance).
Figure 4
2
Figure 5
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Educational Insights Fraction Formula™ Game Product Instructions

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