Fraction Trails 3
The object of this game is to be the first player to earn 6 points by landing a marker on 1 whole. This is a game for two players.
Materials
- one Fraction Trails 1 Game Board in the Student Activity Book
- Spinner 3 on the Fraction Games Spinners pages in the Student Activity Book
- clear plastic spinner or paper clip and pencil
- 6 small markers such as beans or centimeter connecting cubes
Directions
- To begin, place one marker on the first fraction after zero on each trail of the Fraction Trails 3 Game Board.
- The first player spins once. The player moves one or more markers a total distance equal to the fraction on the spinner. He or she must answer any questions about the move from the other player.
- A player earns one point by moving a marker so that it lands exactly on 1 whole on any number line or trail. Once a player moves a marker to 1 whole, he or she cannot use that trail again on that turn. The marker is moved back to the first fraction after zero to be used again by the other player.
- Players take turns until a player scores 6 points.
- To begin, place one marker on the first fraction after zero on each trail of the Fraction Trails 3 Game Board.
- The first player spins once. The player moves one or more markers a total distance equal to the fraction on the spinner. He or she must answer any questions about the move from the other player.
- A player earns one point by moving a marker so that it lands exactly on 1 whole on any number line or trail. Once a player moves a marker to 1 whole, he or she cannot use that trail again on that turn. The marker is moved back to the first fraction after zero to be used again by the other player.
- Players take turns until a player scores 6 points.
Example: A player's first spin lands on 1. He or she thinks, “1 is the same as 
+ 
.” The player moves a marker a distance of by moving it from 
to 
on the sixths trail. He or she moves a marker from to 1 on the halves trail. The player earns 1 point.
