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Math Games for Percentages

Learning mathematics can be a challenge. Understanding this particular field of science requires a student to adopt a certain way of thinking and logical deduction, which not all children can achieve to the same extent. However, learning math can be easier and more fun if children can do so through playing games. Percentages are no exception, and there are quite a few games out there to help children understand them.
  1. Matching Games

    • Matching games require the students to connect fractions and percentages. Create note cards and write a percentage on one and a fraction that equals that percentage on the other one. Distribute the cards among the students and ask them to find their percentage or fraction pair. Give the children a minute to find their pair. The students who find their pairs get points, and the winner is the student who accumulates the most points when you stop playing the game.

    Bingo

    • Create bingo cards with percentages on them and bingo slips with fraction equivalents to the percents on the bingo cards. Bingo slips are pieces of paper divided into nine or 16 squares. In each one of the squares, there is a fraction equivalent to the percentages on your bingo cards. Every student gets one and the bingo slips are all different from one another. Call the percentages out and ask the students to cross out the equivalents on their slips. Whoever gets a straight line first wins.

    Percent Memory Game

    • For the percent memory game, you need to create percent note cards. The cards should all be made on the same type of paper and be the same size. Write a percentage on one card and a fraction on the other. Turn the cards face down. Students have to search for the pairs, turning two cards at a time. If they find a pair, they keep it and get to go again. When all the cards are gone, the student who collected most of the cards is the winner.

    The Candy Game

    • Bring some candy to class and place it on a table in front of the class. Call out one of the students, put a certain number of candies in front of them and ask him to take out a certain percent of the candy. For example, put nine pieces of candy in front of them and ask him to pick out 30 percent. You can reward him for being correct with allowing him to keep one piece of candy, or you can divide the candy among the students after you are done playing the game.

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