Fraction Game { with connect 4 } – Learning After School

My son as been asking a lot about fractions lately. Since he hasn’t done a whole bunch about fractions in school yet I wanted to keep it simple. The best part is that you can adjust this idea to your child’s specific learning goals. My goal with this simple fraction game was to have him think in faractions. I wanted him to think of the game pieces as thirds and quarters and what that means. That is why you only need 3 in a row to win if they are thirds but need 4 if they are quarters. Although we didn’t have other fractions included in the game pieces we did talk about them. Next time we play I plan adjusting the way we play to include a few 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4 pieces.

He beat me both times, fair and square but that’s just a side note. Here is how we made and played this fraction game.

Gather your materials. You will need a connect four game ( affiliate link), some masking tape or small labels, a marker, and a kid who wants to win at everything.

Cut small pieces of tape to fit on the inside of the tokens. Write 1/3 on half and 1/4 on the rest. Make sure it’s split evenly between the two colors.

Invite your competitive math genius to come play!

The goal of the game is to make a whole by lining up 4 quarters or 3 thirds of the same color in a row.

It takes some strategy …

And he won!

Then he won again and again, I wish I could say that I let him win but Mama don’t play like that!

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