This low-prep card game is perfect for practising creating unit fractions from real-world objects!

In small groups of 2-4 players, students will demonstrate their understanding of unit fractions as they draw and ‘chop’ vegetables to match the fraction on a card.

How to Complete:

1. Students will flip a vegetable card and choose a unit fraction card to play from their hand.
2. They must then demonstrate how they would slice the vegetable to create the required fraction.
3. If the group agrees with their slicing, they can keep their pair and draw their ‘chopped’ vegetable on their recording sheet.
4. The first student to earn six pairs wins the game!

In addition to detailed teacher instructions, this resource includes:

1. Student instructions
2. Vegetable cards (an editable template has also been included)
3. Unit fraction cards (halves, thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths)
4. Recording sheets
5. Katana cards (optional)

Additional Tips:

1. To ‘cut’ the vegetables, you can use the provided katana cards, use toy or bamboo cutlery, laminate and use a dry-erase marker, or simply trace the cut lines with a finger.
2. Ensure students understand that the vegetables must be cut into equal parts to be correct.

Extension Idea:

1. Chop & Colour: Extend students by adding multiples of unit fractions to the editable cards. Students ‘chop’ the vegetables, then colour in the parts to match the fraction on the card.