How it works
Fraction bingo with the 45 fractions from halves to twelfths in lowest terms, so 1/2 is on the cards and 2/4 is not. No two cards are alike.
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Call the name, not the numerals
In Call the game, each fraction comes with its name under it: 5/12 is five twelfths. Read the name, and to check a win have the pupil read each covered fraction back to you.
Equal fractions, and a grade 3 set
Each call ends with an equal fraction, such as 6/8 for 3/4. Write that on the board in place of the name and pupils simplify it to find their square. For grade 3, paste this line on the page, step Grid down to 3 × 3 and play for a full card: 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4, 3/4, 1/6, 5/6, 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, 7/8.
- With 25 cards in play, a first line usually comes between calls 9 and 17.
- 3/8 and 5/8, or 2/5 and 2/7, can share a card. Say each call twice so pupils hear both numbers.
Questions and answers
How do you play fractions bingo?
Each pupil gets a different card of 24 fractions around a free center. You read a name, such as two thirds, and anyone who has 2/3 covers it. Five in a row, across, down or diagonal, wins.
Can I print fraction bingo cards for a whole class?
Yes. Set How many cards to your class size, up to 60, and print them 2 to a page on Letter or A4. Print the call sheet gives all 45 fractions with their names and a box to tick.
What grade is fraction bingo for?
Grade 3 and up. Common Core limits grade 3 to halves, thirds, fourths, sixths and eighths, and grade 4 adds fifths, tenths, twelfths and hundredths. The list below is sorted that way; sevenths, ninths and elevenths come last, and hundredths are left out.
Is it one fourth or one quarter?
Both name 1/4. The calls here say fourths; Common Core has first graders use both fourths and quarters for the same share, so say whichever your class knows.