WOW Game Title: Number Scramble
Content Area: Math
TEKS Focus: Fractions and Decimals
Physical Education Unit: Locomotor skills
Grade: 4
Resource: Paula Bowen
Equipment/Materials: Fractions-Blacktop or field, 4 sets of student generated index
cards with whole numbers 1-5 (four sets) and fractions 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 (four sets), 84
bean bags (21 red, 21 blue, 21 green, 21 yellow), 4 containers (crates).
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Decimals-Blacktop or field, 4 sets of student generated index cards with whole numbers
from 1-10 and decimal numbers between 1-10, 80 bean bags (20 red, 20 blue, 20 green,
20 yellow-keeps the index cards from blowing away), 4 containers (crates).
Set Up: Fractions-Place the whole number cards 1-5 and fraction cards for each group in
their container/crate. Place 21 bean bags in a line from the team to the crate for each
group. Divide the class into 4 different teams: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue.
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Decimals-Place the whole number cards 1-10 and decimal cards for each group in their
container/crate. Place 20 bean bags in a line from the team to the crate for each group.
Divide the class into 4 different teams: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue.
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Activity:
Fractions-On the teacher’s signal, the first student will jog (hop, jump, gallop, skip) to
the crate and pick up one whole number (1-5) or fraction card and place it under a bean
bag in numerical order from the crate. The other students will jog in place counting by
2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 10’s while waiting on their teammate to return. The next student in line will
go to the crate and play continues until all whole numbers and fraction cards are placed in
order from the crate. The teacher will check to see if students have all 5 whole number
cards and 4 sets of fractions cards in the correct order. If not, the teacher should tell the
team how many numbers are correct. Students must then take the incorrect whole
numbers and fractions back to the crate and return them in the correct order under the
bean bag, one whole number or fraction at a time.
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Decimals-On the teacher’s signal, the first student will jog (hop, jump, gallop, skip) to
the crate and pick up one whole number (1-10) or a decimal card and place it under a
bean bag in numerical order from the crate. The other students will jog in place counting
by 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 10’s while waiting on their teammate to return. The next student in line
will go to the crate and play continues until all whole numbers and decimal cards are
placed in order from the crate. The teacher will check to see if students have all 5
number cards and 4 sets of fractions cards in the correct order. If not, the teacher should
tell the team how many numbers are correct. Students must then take the incorrect
numbers and fractions back to the crate and return them in the correct order under the
bean bag, one number or fraction at a time.
Variations:
 Multiplication/Division answers in the Frisbee, number equation in the crate
Review Questions:
Skill focus: Was this activity aerobic or anaerobic?
Academic focus: Which decimal is bigger .5 or .4?