You can create a math problem by allowing kids to figure out how much pizza each child should receive. For example, if Susan receives 30 percent of the pizza and John receives 20 percent of the pizza, how much pizza in percentage would be left? Order a real pizza to make it exciting and to motivate your kids to learn about percentages. You can also, draw a fake pizza and cut out slices of the paper pizza to to teach kids fractions and how to convert fractions to percentages.
Create flash cards for the kids. On blank index cards, write the fraction on one side and the percent on the other side. Create a fast flash card game with your kids. Show the child the fraction side of the card and allow the child to guess the percentage. Once the child guesses, show the other side of the card to the child to let him know whether he is right or wrong. Start the game off slow, then gradually speed up the pace of the game.
Another way to teach your students to understand percentages is through creating a percentage game that simulates a store at a mall. Create price tags that show the percentage amounts taken off of the price of clothes that are on sale and other accessories around the house, such as "20 percent off." Designate a room for this activity, if possible, and turn it into a mini shopping mall. Allow your kids to use calculators and provide each child with fake money. The person who figures out the final price on the most items wins.
Create a paper Bingo board. Fold a blank sheet of paper in half three times and then open it up. This should create eight squares. Trace the creases of the boxes for a better visual of the boxes. Use index cards to write a fraction on each index card without the answer. Write the percentage answers on the paper Bingo board that you made. Turn the fraction cards downward. Have each child pull a card and guess which percentage represents the fraction. When a child receives the right answer, he will place a marker over the answer on his paper Bingo board. The child who receives all of the answers in a straight row first wins and says "Bingo!"