Elevator Classroom

This is a great game for students who are working with common denominators for adding and subtracting fractions. Students roll a die and move through the game board from early elementary school to middle school. On the positive school moment spaces, students roll a fraction die and add the fraction to their point total. On negative school moment spaces, students roll the fraction die and subtract the fraction from their point total. I recommend getting a fraction dice set that offers a die with

This read-aloud or independent reading reading story helps students gain some understanding of fractions being part of a whole, and how fractions change depending on what we consider the whole. This is a 5th grade math standard, but could still provide good visual learning for students as low as 3rd grade. To see and hear my reading of it, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U5e1sIGUfcThe download includes the PDF file, as well as the .pptx file that you can edit by opening it in Google D