Pizza, Move, Solve It Game 

Materials

  • Large printed or drawn pizza visuals (paper plates, laminated templates, or posters)
  • Fraction labels (e.g., 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, etc.)
  • Station signs (Station 1, Station 2, etc.)
  • Whiteboards, markers, or scrap paper for student work
  • Tape or cones to mark station areas in the classroom
  • A “Pizza Question Card” set for each station

Lesson

  1. Introduction
    • After slideshow/lesson on fractions.
    • Explain that each station will present a “pizza-sharing” problem, and students will solve “How much pizza now?”
    • Students will move in small groups from station to station.
  2. Game Play
    • Divide students into groups of 3–4.
    • Assign each group to start at a different station-space them out.
    • After 2 minutes at a station, rotate groups clockwise to the next one.
    • Students write their answers on individual boards/papers or as a group.
  3. End Of Activity
    • Gather as a class to discuss answers.

Station Setups

Station 1: Half a Pizza

  • Visual: Circle (pizza) cut into 2 equal parts.
  • Question Card: “You had 1 pizza. Half was eaten. How much pizza is left?”
  • Expected Answer: 1/2 pizza.

Station 2: Sharing with Friends

  • Visual: Circle pizza cut into 4 pieces.
  • Question Card: “You and 3 friends share 1 pizza equally. How much pizza does each person get?”
  • Expected Answer: 1/4 pizza each.

Station 3: Adding Slices

  • Visual: Circle pizza with 8 slices.
  • Question Card: “You ate 3/8 of a pizza at lunch and 2/8 more at dinner. How much pizza did you eat altogether?”
  • Expected Answer: 5/8 pizza.

Station 4: Leftover Pizza

  • Visual: Circle pizza with 6 slices.
  • Question Card: “From a 6-slice pizza, 2 slices are gone. How much pizza is left? Simplify if needed”
  • Expected Answer: 4/6 or simplified to 2/3 pizza.

Station 5: Comparing Pizzas

  • Visual: Two pizzas – one cut into 2 slices, one cut into 4 slices.
  • Question Card: “Which is more: 1/2 of a pizza or 2/4 of a pizza?”
  • Expected Answer: They are equal.

Station 6: Two Pizzas

  • Visual: 2 whole pizzas.
  • Question Card: “You had 2 pizzas cut into 8 pieces. One whole pizza was eaten, and 3 pieces of the other was eaten. How much pizza was eaten?” Is there another way to say your answer? Answer in simplified terms
  • Expected Answer: 1  pizza and 3/8 or 11/8

Station 1: Half a Pizza


A pizza divided in half: “You had 1 pizza. Half was eaten. How much pizza is left?”

Station 2: Sharing with Friends


A pizza is divided into 4 pieces. “You and 3 friends share 1 pizza equally. How much pizza does each person get?”

Station 3: Adding Slices


A pizza is divided into 8 slices. “You ate 3/8 of a pizza at lunch and 2/8 more at dinner. How much pizza did you eat altogether?”

Station 4: Left Over Pizza

A pizza divided into 6 slices. “From a 6-slice pizza, 2 slices are gone. How much pizza is left? Simplify if needed”

Station 5: Comparing Pizzas

“Which is more: 1/2 of a pizza or 2/4 of a pizza?” Explain

Station 6- Two Pizzas

“You have 2 pizzas, each cut into 8 pieces. One whole pizza was eaten, and 3 pieces of the other was eaten. How much pizza was eaten?”

    The Pythagorean Path

Objective of the Game:

Be the first player to correctly find the missing side of a right triangle enough times to reach the finish line on the game board. Work in pairs.

Materials:

  • 3 dice per group (two white, one colored)
  • Game board
  • Laminated Triangle Card
  • Dry Erase pens
  • Calculator (optional for checking)
  • A “Pythagorean Card”
    a² + b² = c²

How to Play:

  1. Roll the Dice
    • Roll three dice.
      • The two white dice represent the legs of a right triangle (a and b).
      • The colored die determines what you must solve for:
        • 1–3 → Solve for c (the hypotenuse)
        • 4–6 → Solve for a or b (a leg)
  2. Set Up the Triangle (laminated triangle- that way you can use dry erase to write on the paper)
    • Example: You roll 3, 4, and 2.
      • a = 3, b = 4, colored die = 2 → Solve for c.
      • c² = 3² + 4² → c² = 9 + 16 → c = 5
  3. Check the Answer
    • Players calculate and announce their answer.
    • If correct, they move forward 1 space earning 1 point.
    • If incorrect, they stay where they are.
  4. Bonus Roll
    • If you roll a perfect Pythagorean triple (like 3, 4, 5 or 5, 12, 13), you get a bonus roll!
  5. Winning the Game
    • First player to reach the finish line wins!

Pythagorean Theorem Card