Firepit Fractions

A fraction recognition game.

Learning Objectives:

• Y1: To recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity.
• Y1: To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or quantity.
• Y2: To recognise, find and name a one third, one quarter, two-quarters and three-quarters of set of objects or quantity.
• Y2: To write simple fraction for example half of 6 = 3 and recognise the equivalence of two quarters and one half.

Instructions:

Cook items on the firepit.
Look at the smoke. How much will be shaded / burnt?

NB: Yr2 does not require children to become familiar with fifths. I added them to create more variety in the game.

To fit with whole-class teaching and not interrupt the lesson flow this game has no end.

To start again press on the "Year Group" button.

Have fun!

Acknowledgements:
The teardrop flames owe much to wonderful a Copepen posted by Romina Martin. I struggled for a long time to write a clean flame effect that did not push the processor too hard. Romina posted a lovely example here. Whilst I used none of her code, her style was a huge help. Thank you Romina!