Collaborating for better storytelling
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Background
Age group: Grade 5
Pedagogical purpose: Expand conceptualization of whole/decimal addition by applying it to fractions. See how fractions are built up from unit fractions and learn how to add fractions with the same denominator.
Pedagogical challenge: We want to help kids understand the concept of fractions as a number—or part of a whole—prior to them using fractions in addition.
Story: A gang of mice is terrorizing the cheese shops in town—but they’re having a hard time understanding amounts in fractions!
Game task: Help the mice calculate how much cheese they stole.
Game challenge: We used a rebellious storyline in order to relay the mathematical challenge in a fun way! Our budget limitations forced us to be super-creative and minimalistic in our storytelling.