Mini Monets and Mommies: Kids' Math Activity: Beach Ball Felt Fractions

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Kids' Math Activity: Beach Ball Felt Fractions

I never liked math. There, I said it. It was boring. There were worksheets, tests and enough equations to give me little hands major cramps. So, why should I create a math activity for kids that’s just as ho-hum as I remember from way back when?

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Getting hands-on and letting kids create is an easy solution to the math blahs. It’s summertime (or you’re reading this in December, wishing it was the summer), so I thought I’d go with a beach ball theme. This kids’ craft really couldn’t be much easier. It’s a super simple fraction activity – and a beach ball felt ‘board’ (technically, it’s more of a circle than an actual board). You can also use this as a math game with younger kids to build counting skills and color recognition!

Here’s What You’ll Need:

·        2 8x10-inch pieces of craft felt in different colors

·        Scissors

Here’s What to Do:

1.     Fold one piece of felt in half.

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2.     Cut half a circle out.

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3.     Open the circle.

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4.     Fold the other piece of felt inside of the circle.

5.     Cut a second circle, using the first one as a template.

6.     Cut one of the circles into four equal pieces.

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7.     Place all of the pieces onto the circle to make a whole.

8.     Remove one piece. Have your child to count how many are left. Ask what the fraction is (3/4 or three out of four).

9.     Take away another piece to make ½, and then another to make ¼.

10.   Add pieces, making fractions that build up to a whole. Your child can vary the positions, exploring how she creates the same amounts even though the beach ball looks different.
 
Fraction activity

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