Customer Reviews

Auntie Pasta's  Fraction Game

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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!

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".

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.

If your goal is to use this game to get your children to understand basic fractions you won't be disappointed. If however you've been working with fractions and your child understands them (say you involving them in cooking where measuring is required), you may find this too basic. While it's great to know that 4 quarters make a whole and you can add 1/2 and 2/4 and get a whole, that's about the extent of the creativity this game offers. My child gets frustrated because other than those combinations, (and the regular 4/4 etc.) he can't add the pieces of pies with different toppings and make a whole pie. Good, but not great. Could be much much better or perhaps the company could offer a more advanced game?

This game is very educational, I think that we are going to have loads of fun with it