Fractions+Using+M&Ms

Fractions Using M&Ms

 * Activity Type**: fractions
 * Grade**: 5
 * Group Size**: any
 * Length**: varies
 * Materials**: big bag of M&Ms, paper and pencil
 * Goal**: fractions


 * What to do**

1. Each person needs 12 brown, 5 blue, 10 red, 12 orange, 15 yellow, and 6 green. 2. Ask what is the total number of M&Ms(60) 3. Ask them to give you a fraction to represent the total of each color (example:15/60) 4. Write the fraction down. Talk about denominator and numerator 5. Then reduce the fractions using division to their lowest form