Teaching and reviewing fractions in February can be so much fun. These Valentine’s Day math activities will sure to be a hit with your students!
Equivalent Fractions Heart
This sweet Valentine’s Day math bulletin board activity is designed to make teaching and practicing finding equivalent fractions enjoyable and festive. Students complete a fraction heart activity, a fraction treat box visual representation activity, a writing assignment, and an additional finding equivalent fraction practice page. Plus, their finished hearts make for a charming addition to your February bulletin board display. Love is in the air, and so are fractions!
Fraction Games: Tic-Tac-Math
Playing a Valentine’s Day math game is a fun and engaging way to practice fraction concepts. Adding Tic-Tac-Math into your math centers is simple. The directions are easy to explain (it’s a math version of tic-tac-toe) and each game is aligned to the standards. Your students will have a blast playing that they won’t even realize they’re practicing math! Math games for kids are a great way to ensure students have fun while reviewing important concepts, and everybody loves a great game of Tic-Tac-Math! Want to learn more about Tic-Tac-Math? Read this blog post!
Fraction Candy Bags
Oh, those cute little candy hearts. While most kids love these yummy little treats to eat, they can also be a great manipulative for the math classroom. Give each student a large pile of candies. They can count their whole and represent that as a fraction. Then, challenge them to come up with as many fraction sentences as they can about their pile. For example, “I have 15 candies. My whole is 15/15. 2/15 are white. 4/15 say, “Ur Gr8.” ….and so on. Students will love this sweet activity.
Valentine’s Day Math Color-by-Code
Who doesn’t love to color?! This math center might be my favorite. It is so easy to implement and I have yet to meet a student who dislikes coloring. Students can practice important fraction skills including adding and subtracting with like denominators, adding and subtracting with unlike denominators, multiplying fractions, and dividing fractions. And the end results are beautiful (and easy to correct!).
Fraction Matching
I like to do this one at morning meeting. Before students come into the classroom, hide fraction cards around the classroom (you can use pink or red paper, decorate them with hearts, etc.). Your fraction cards can have different themes. For example, you may have an equivalent fraction day or a adding and subtracting fractions day. Students will find a card when they come in and then find their matching partner card (or group). If a student finds the 4/9 card on equivalent fraction day, they would match up with a friend who has a fraction that is equivalent to that such as 8/18. Then, they can share their findings at morning meeting for a lovely start to the morning.
Fractions can be fun any time of year, but these Valentine’s Day fraction activities are guaranteed to add an extra sweet touch!
Happy Teaching!
Xo, Kristin @ The Pixie Dust Classroom