Trash Can Basketball Anyone?

To help us get a better understanding of decimal fractions, we played Trash Can Basketball! We divided up into pairs for this activity. Students had to predict how many paper "balls" they would get into the basket. Next, student one took her shots while student two used tally marks to keep up with how many baskets scored. Then, the players switched roles. Once both were finished, students had to convert their fraction of baskets into a decimal and create a sign or poster to display their results when sharing with the class. What a great way to have fun and learn about decimal fractions at the same time!

If I scored 6 shots out of 10, my fraction is 6/10 (six tenths).
As a decimal, I would represent my shots as 0.6.