Auntie Pasta's  Fraction Game

by Learning Resources

Product Features

• Auntie Pasta has been busy making pizzas. Now it's up to you to put the pieces together!
• Perfect for introducing fractions.
• Includes 17" x 12" game board, pizza fraction slices and spinner.
• Be the first player to get three "fraction pies" in a row and you win!
• For 2 to 4 players.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TDLF
• Item model number: LER5053
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,523 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #47 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Mathematics & Counting
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Someone's in the kitchen with Auntie Pasta, cooking up pizza-specific ways to teach younger children the basics of beginning fractions. This game for two to four players includes a spinner and a playing board with circles divided into halves, thirds, or quarters. Players receive cardboard pieces of pizza in different sizes (with corresponding numerical fractions on the back). The sections are placed on the circles during the game to create complete pizzas, with tiny cardboard pizza boxes to cover each completed pie. The game requires very little reading (just a few basic words on the spinner), and it's a good way to introduce the concepts of pie-chart fractional divisions as well as simpler fractional concepts. Adaptable for preschoolers as well as for older siblings, it's a good choice for home schoolers or family game night--with pizza for dinner, of course! --Marcie Bovetz

Product Description

Grades 1 & up. Players collect the different sized slices of Auntie Pasta's pizza to fill up the pizza pans, making this a fun way to introduce your students to fractions. Includes 12" x 17" games board, pizza fraction cards, and spinner. 2-4 players.

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Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great learning game & fun!, July 10, 2005

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Writestuff (Daytona Beach) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Auntie Pasta's  Fraction Game (Toy)

My daughter had some trouble conceptualizing fractions and this game made it concrete for her. We had fun putting together the pizzas. The game doesn't take long and you can add some extra learning to it yourself. For instance, ask your child what is larger 3/4s or 1/2. They can see the little pizzas and can tell you the answer. They will have this concrete image stored inside their little brains and when asked the same questions in school will be able to tell their teacher. Great fun with a learning bonus!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the most educational, but fun., March 5, 2010

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Kate "mom of 4 in nj" (montclair, nj) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Auntie Pasta's  Fraction Game (Toy)

The game I was sent was actually warped and the spinner looks like it has been through the ringer.

However, after playing it for the first time tonight, my 4, 7, and 9 year olds LOVE it.

The other negative, other than the condition, is that I fail to see how it is really eduacational. The spinner shows the actual toppings from the pizza rather than the fractions so my kids were more likely to call, "I got a mushroom" than to say, "I get 1/2".

5.0 out of 5 stars Pizza game, October 10, 2011

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Teacher - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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I am an elementary math teacher. I have worked with students in grades 1st - 5th. I changed schools this year and this is one of the games I used at my old school. When I found it on Amazon at a great price I ordered it to use with my students. I have not taken it to work yet. My kids at home are enjoying it.