Important: Have students face the positive numbers when adding and the negative numbers when subtracting, and make a 180 degree turn for each negative sign (not including the first number in the equation). Two negatives require a 360 degree turn canceling the change in direction. Sample Questions: 1/3 – 4/3 = -3/6 – 1/6= 10/3 […]
Cover up all of the examples of one type of number, such as all of the percentages, all of the decimals, or all of the fractions on each block of the mat. Have students figure out what each would be based on the other information given on the block. For example, for the ⅓ block, […]
Write all of the percentages/fractions/decimals from the mat on note cards. Cover up all of the examples of one type of number, such as all of the percentages, all of the decimals, or all of the fractions on the mat. Have students take turns matching a notecard to its place on the mat.
How many halves in 5? Have your student count how many halves are in five by stepping on each half while counting their steps from one to ten. If your student’s counting is out of sync with his/her steps, have them go back and start over.
This floor mat offers a visual opportunity for students to understand the relationships between fractions greater than one and mixed numbers. For example, to have your student figure out the mixed number equivalent to 7/2, ask your student, “How many whole numbers are in 7/2?” Have your student step on 7/2. Ask how many whole […]
Notice that this floor mat has pictures that represent the whole and fraction parts of each number. The fraction 7/2 has three squares filled in with black and half of the fourth square filled in with black. Have your students use the shaded squares to help their comprehension of mixed fractions.
On index cards, write +1/2, +3/2, etc. Have your student select a number on the mat to stand on. Have your student select a card from a large hat or box. Have the student walk on the mat as they add or subtract depending on the card they drew.
Have your student start on START HERE. Have the student say “one half” while hopping with one foot in the 1/2 box. Then have the student jump (two feet) on the 2/2, clap, and say, “two halves.” Continue alternating between one foot and two-footed movements to the end of the mat. Repeat activity for quarters. […]
Throw a bean bag on the Fraction Walk Floor Mat. Move to the bean bag, alternating between one and two-footed movements. Pick up the bean bag and say all of the equivalent fractions underneath where the bean bag landed.
Have a student select a fraction and stand on it. Then, have the student hop on all of its equivalent fractions. The activity should go on until the student has reached all fractions equivalent to the one on which they started. Then, have them select another fraction or have the next student take a turn. […]
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