Intro to Kahoot! Duck Duck Fractions

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Kahoot! Duck Duck Fractions lets your students manipulate and explore fractions in innovative ways. Similar to traditional kahoots, Duck Duck Fractions is hosted on a big screen and students join with a PIN from their own devices. By moving Duck Duck along lines and circles, learners build a strong, intuitive feel for how fractions work in different scenarios.

💡 Age range: 8+

💡 Scope: Learning and manipulating fractions in different scenarios.

Core Principles of the game : 

  • Engage students with fractions presented as pieces of a puzzle.
  • Explore a variety of playlists each exploring a different aspect of fractions.
  • The different levels adapt to each student’s knowledge.
  • All the students work together to get the highest score as a class.

Kahoot! Duck Duck Fraction does not require any prior knowledge of fractions. The gameplay helps each student build a strong foundation on the concept of fractions by navigating Duck Duck on different rulers. This allows students to get a better understanding of the application outside of the classroom.

How to access Kahoot! Duck Duck Fractions

  1. Go to https://create.kahoot.it/math-games and select Duck Duck Fractions.
  2. Browse the playlists (each is a 10‑minute sequence of levels).
  3. Start with easier playlists and move forward as your learners progress.
  4. Discover Fractions and Adding and Subtracting Fractions are free; other playlists are included in selected plans.
  5. From here, you can either host with your class or launch a solo web session.

If you’re a Young student: When you tap the Duck Duck Fractions tile on the main games page, the game opens right away on your device – there’s no PIN, lobby, or host screen.

How to host Kahoot! Duck Duck Fractions with your class

After choosing your playlist, you will enter the HOST page with an auto-generated game pin.

  1. Ask your students to go to https://kahoot.it 
  2. Students need to enter the game pin and a nickname to join the game.
  3. When all your students are in the lobby click on the Start button in the top right corner of the screen.
  4. Read the tutorial to help your students understand the game.
    - If your students are already familiar with the game, you can click the Skip tutorial option.
  5. During the session, students can join the game via PIN. It will be at the bottom of the screen.

How to play Kahoot! Duck Duck Fractions with your class

Host’s screen (classroom game on the web)

The host's screen will display a chest and a score below it.

  • By completing the levels, students will earn coins and gems, which they can send to the treasure chest every 3 levels.
  • Each coin or gem has a specific value that depends on the number of players and its type. 
  • The more levels a student completes, the better the chances they will have to earn more valuable gems.
  • The chest has 6 appearances in total (one per score level). It is okay for students to not reach all 6 levels at the end of the playlist. They can use this opportunity to play it again and improve on their weaker areas.

Ending the game

  • You can end the game before the selected duration by clicking on the End button situated at the bottom of the settings menu. You can access the settings via the icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
  • After clicking on the End now button or at the 6-minute mark, all students will have the chance to send their gems to the chest to see it grow. The chest will grow one last time after the students send their gems to it at the end of the game. 
  • Once the last chest is opened, the score will be shown to the students.
  • You can replay the same playlist or come back to the START PAGE to choose another playlist.

💡 Reports for the hosted Math game can be found in the Reports tab. 

Students’ view

Students have to help Duck Duck to reach his rocket. Here's what they need to do:

  1. Drag the card from the available columns to a slot under the empty slots column.
  2. Click the Play button.
  3. Watch DuckDuck move along the line or circle
  4. Select a character or fraction card at the bottom of the screen.

💡 The goal is met when the student places all the Fraction Cards in the right order in Fraction Slots and DuckDuck’s Rocket launches.

Progression

💡  Each playlist teaches and lets the student manipulate an aspect of fractions.

💡 Within each playlist, the levels presented to the student are adapted to their capabilities. Students never play a difficult level if they haven’t mastered the previous ones.

💡 At the end of the play session, the class is given a global score which is a good indicator of the overall class performance.

How to play Kahoot! Duck Duck Fractions solo

Duck Duck Fractions is also available for independent practice on the web, using the same playlists and gameplay.

Starting a solo web session

  1. Go to https://create.kahoot.it/math-games/fractions and choose a playlist.
  2. Start a single‑player session directly on that device instead of using a PIN and lobby.
  3. The learner plays through the levels on their own, following the same steps described in How to play Kahoot! Duck Duck Fractions (student's view).

☝️ Duck Duck Fractions sessions played solo currently do not generate standard kahoot reports.

Use solo play when students need extra practice between lessons or when you want to explore a playlist yourself before using it in class.

Gameplay elements

Name & Description Image
DuckDuck: The player's avatar.
Rocket: The goal of DuckDuck is to land there on his last movement.
Batteries: The Rocket’s fuel, DuckDuck needs to land on all the batteries before going to the rocket in order to win.
Teleporter: A portal from one to its counterpart. Landing on one instantly teleports DuckDuck to the other one.
Fractions Cards: The possible moves for DuckDuck, he will jump from his position to the distance equivalent to the fraction.
Fractions Slots: The different slots where the player can slide Fraction Cards. When clicking the Play button DuckDuck will jump one fraction after the other in order, from top to bottom.
The Play button: If there is at least one Fraction Card in the Fraction Slots clicking on the Play button starts DuckDuck's movement. When moving DuckDuck the player can’t manipulate the Fraction Cards anymore.

 

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