Math Worksheets and Lesson Plans - Fractions & Percents

Indoor Basketball Game - Fractions & Percents

This is a variation of an indoor game of basketball.  Using a nerf ball or a wadded up piece of paper, students line up in 4 or 5 teams (about 5 to a team). Each team is given 10 shots and they rotate through shooting and saying the fraction out of 10 and then the percentage. (Example:  1 out of 1 is 100%, 2 out of 2 is 100%, miss one and then it is 2 out of 3 and they convert to 66%.) It is a great way to practice fractions and percentages, the team helps each other keep accurate % and the kids who are good shooters mix with those that are good mathematicians for an excellent warm up or wrap up activity.
Submitted by: Margaret Byrne

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