I Have, Who Has...?

By Sherry Russell

A chain drill involving teacher made cards on the skills of adding and subtracting fractions, and equivalent fractions. In this chain activity the student chosen to begin the chain will read the card aloud and then wait for the next participant to read the only card that would correctly follow the progression. Play continues until all of the cards are read and the initial student is ready to read his card for the second time.

Learning outcomes

The learner will use prior knowledge of fractions to participate in a chain game as a review of the addition and subtraction of fractions, and equivalent fractions. Participation will lead to an increased understanding of fractions.

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

30 Minutes

Materials/resources

Teacher made activity cards which can be on 3×5 cards, or construction paper, any size desired.
See attachment for card assignments

Technology resources

None

Pre-activities

Students will need previous instruction on the concepts of adding and subtracting fractions, and equivalent fractions. Also needed will be a brief description demonstrating how to play a chain drill game: Each student and their answers are a link in a chain. In order for the chain not to be broken, right answers must be given each time, or the game comes to a halt.

Activities

  1. Distribute the cards among students in random order.
  2. Select a student to begin the chain and read the card aloud.
  3. The next participant reads the only card that would correctly follow the progression because their card contains the right answer to the previous card read.
  4. If a wrong answer is given, play will stop because no student will have the next card that follows the progression.
  5. Discuss reason why answer is incorrect and work problem out with students.
  6. Once the correct answer is found, play will begin again with the student holding that correct answer card.
  7. Play continues until all the cards are read and the chain ends up back to the initial student.
  8. Students exchange cards and play begins again.

Assessment

Students have met goals when, as the chain progresses, students return to the starting point with no links missing (no wrong answers).

Supplemental information

“I have, Who has” attachment: doc | rtf

Related websites

N/A

Comments

This game may be adapted to multiplication facts, division facts, measurement, or many other math concepts.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 5

  • Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will understand and compute with non-negative rational numbers.
    • Objective 1.02: Develop fluency in adding and subtracting non-negative rational numbers (halves, fourths, eighths; thirds, sixths, twelfths; fifths, tenths, hundredths, thousandths; mixed numbers).
      • Develop and analyze strategies for adding and subtracting numbers.
      • Estimate sums and differences.
      • Judge the reasonableness of solutions.
    • Objective 1.03: Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil.