Is your child having difficulty understanding fractions? You can help them learn fractions easily by having them design their own personalized flags using fractions as a guide. This is quite easy, all you need is some paper and coloring materials, such as crayons or paints.

To prepare the base for the personalized flag, you will need to fold the paper into 24 squares in a six by four pattern, with the longer side having six squares and the shorter side having four squares. Have several of these papers pre-folded so you will have lots of flags to work with in case of mistakes. It is advised to use watercolor or poster paints to make the coloring faster and more enjoyable. Just make sure to cover the area with old newspapers to make sure no messes will happen while making the personalized flags.

Prepare a list of instructions for your kid, and they will come in the format of fraction plus a color, such as “make a flag that is ½ blue and ½ red”. Then your child will use the paint to color the flag, using the squares as a guide. Try to mix colors and fraction sizes to make more personalized flags. Remember to correct your child’s work in case they are not able to color the squares correctly, and use the flag as a means to reinforce the concepts of fractions.

You can add variations to the activity, such as adding dice with colors instead of pips so they can roll a random color to place on the personalized flag. You can also use dice with fractions instead of the pips, and use the opportunity to teach your child how to add fractions. An example would be if he rolls a ½ and a ¾, ask him if this would be correct and use the flag to demonstrate.