Pizza Party

(publisher blurb): A mouth-watering way to learn fractions! This set of 12 realistic 12" (30. 5cm) pizzas is the "main course" upon which eight different fraction games are based. Includes 12 cardboard pizzas cut into halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eighths, ninths, twelfths, and sixteenths, plus two spinners and an activity sheet. Comes in a sturdy pizza parlor box! For two to six players.

(from box front): Pizza Party Includes:

• 2 spinners
• Activity Sheet with 8 Games
• 59 Full-Color Fraction Pizza Pieces

Players Will:

• Identify halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eights, ninths, twelfths, and sixteenths
• Identify fractional parts of the whole
• Match fractional notation to concrete models
• Identify equivalent fractions and fractional parts
• Subtract fractional parts from a whole and other fractions

For 2-6 players Grades 1-6

(description of the 8 games from the activity sheet):

1. Pizza Cover-Up Skill/Purpose: Identifying the fractional parts that make up a whole. Goal: The goal is to be the first player to cover a pizza with pizza pieces.

2. Pizza Play-Off Skill/Purpose: Matching fraction numerals with concrete models; identifying the fractional parts that make up a whole. Goal: The goal is to be the first player to complete your pizza, with no overlapping pieces.

3. Pizza Pickup Skill/Purpose: Matching fraction numerals with concrete models. Goal: The goal is to be the player with the most pieces after eight turns.

4. Penny a Pair Skill/Purpose: Matching fraction numerals with concrete models; identifying equivalent fractions/fractional parts. Goal: The goal is to be the player with the most points after three rounds of play.

5. Fraction Line-Up Skill/Purpose: Matching fraction numerals with concrete models; identifying equivalent fractions/fractional parts Goal: The goal is to be the first player to have one pizza piece of each size: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/9, 1/12, and 1/16.

6. Pizza Patch Skill/Purpose: Matching fraction numerals with concrete models; identifying fractions that are even parts or multiples of another fraction. Goal: The goal is to be the first player to have two pizzas in a winnings pile.

7. Undercover Skill/Purpose: Matching fraction numerals with concrete models; identifying equivalent fractions/fractional parts. Goal: The goal is to be the player with the most points after 20 rounds of play.

8. Empty the Pan Skill/Purpose: Matching fraction numerals with concrete models; identifying equivalent fractions/fractional parts; subtracting fractional parts from a whole/other fractional parts. Goal: The goal is to be the first player to have no part of a pizza left.