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Fraction Ball Mat

$200.00

A durable, classroom-sized mat that turns fractions into a team sport. Unroll it. Play a 20-minute game. Roll it back up. Standards-aligned to 4.NF and 5.NF.


You're not just buying a mat. You're buying a 4-week math unit.

4-Week Curriculum (Grade 4 or Grade 5)

16 activities alternating between mat games (Fraction Ball: Make It Count, Exactly, Exactly Flip, Rapid Fire) and tabletop games (Bottle Caps Bonanza with progressively complex game boards). Activities build week-over-week: basic fractions → unlike denominators → decimals → mixed numbers.

26 Video Walkthroughs (LMS Access)

3 Teacher Guide videos (Lesson Plans, Table of Contents, Accessing Digital Resources). 9 Bottle Caps Bonanza videos. 8-14 Fraction Ball videos covering game rules, roles, number line discussion, and tracking sheets.

Student Materials

Tracking sheets, role cards, Bottle Caps Bonanza game boards, spot marker labels, and number line printables. Everything students need to play.

Spanish Materials Included

Full ELL support. All student-facing materials available in Spanish.

Standards-Aligned

4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.2, 4.NF.B.3, 4.NF.C.5, 4.NF.C.6, 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2.

A durable, classroom-sized mat that turns fractions into a team sport. Unroll it. Play a 20-minute game. Roll it back up. Standards-aligned to 4.NF and 5.NF.


You're not just buying a mat. You're buying a 4-week math unit.

4-Week Curriculum (Grade 4 or Grade 5)

16 activities alternating between mat games (Fraction Ball: Make It Count, Exactly, Exactly Flip, Rapid Fire) and tabletop games (Bottle Caps Bonanza with progressively complex game boards). Activities build week-over-week: basic fractions → unlike denominators → decimals → mixed numbers.

26 Video Walkthroughs (LMS Access)

3 Teacher Guide videos (Lesson Plans, Table of Contents, Accessing Digital Resources). 9 Bottle Caps Bonanza videos. 8-14 Fraction Ball videos covering game rules, roles, number line discussion, and tracking sheets.

Student Materials

Tracking sheets, role cards, Bottle Caps Bonanza game boards, spot marker labels, and number line printables. Everything students need to play.

Spanish Materials Included

Full ELL support. All student-facing materials available in Spanish.

Standards-Aligned

4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.A.2, 4.NF.B.3, 4.NF.C.5, 4.NF.C.6, 5.NF.A.1, 5.NF.A.2.

Designed to fit your classroom.

  • Workshop Station

    Use Fraction Ball as one station in your math workshop rotation. 6-8 students on the mat while other groups work independently or with you. Rotate every 15-20 minutes.

  • Full-Class Game Day

    Unroll the mat and play with your whole class. Teams of 4-5. A full game runs 20-30 minutes.

  • Intervention Small Group

    Pull 4-6 struggling students for targeted fraction practice. The game keeps them engaged. The movement helps them focus.

  • "Students wanted to win, and they wanted to make sure that they got the amount of points that they earned. It was a lot of mental math and communication. More than anything, I saw a lot of collaboration, communication, critical thinking on their feet."

    —Guadalupe Cruz, 5th Grade Teacher at El Sol Academy

  • "There was a student in particular who was very frustrated at the beginning... Then little by little I saw his confidence growing and he was convinced that he could do it. That confidence he gained on the court is carrying over into the classroom."

    —Ivet Gonzalez, STEM Specialist at El Sol Academy

Built by Teachers. Proven by Research.

Fraction Ball was co-designed with 20+ classroom teachers over 5 years and validated by four peer-reviewed studies at UC Irvine. Students showed 25%+ improvement over control groups.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • 4th and 5th grade. The curriculum is standards-aligned to Common Core 4.NF and 5.NF.

  • 20-30 minutes for a full-class game. 15-20 minutes per rotation in a workshop model.

  • No. The Quick-Start Card and 20+ video walkthroughs in the LMS are all you need. Optional professional development is available.

  • Yes. The mat works on any flat surface.

  • Yes. All student-facing materials are available in Spanish.

  • The game teaches basketball AND fractions simultaneously. No prior basketball experience needed.

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