I know I’ve said it before, but math combined with art is always a huge hit at our Family Math Night events. It’s the reason why we included at least one crafty math activity in each of our event kits.

In addition to those in the event kits, I’ve also created over 20 individual math/art activities that are fun to include at your Family Math Night event. Here’s my latest – designed around my summertime frame of mind: Beach Ball Fractions.

This was a super fun activity that tied in shapes, patterns, fractions, angle measurement and some good mathematical thinking.

As we do with all of our Family Math Night activities, I created three levels of activity sheets – Beginning (K/1), Intermediate (2/3), and Advanced (4/5). I also included a table tent to remind parents at the Advanced level how to use a protractor. The link to the PDF lesson plan is included below.

Although this activity is super fun to do at a Family Math Night event, it can also be done in the classroom. The younger students, however, will need some help. This is the perfect time for a buddy class of older students or parent volunteers to come work with the littles!

If you’re interested in doing this activity, I’ve put the PDFs together for you.