I love this approach! Putting the child in the role of the discoverer is key in gaining their interest and in securing that they will retain the concept. The real benefit here is that the children have a real-world example of why they woud need and want to know fractions and decimals. Answering the age-old question of 'why do I need to know this' in a fun and inspiring way makes the teacher the coolest ever too!

I really like your activity! It seems to be a very good example and a way to integrate difficult math concepts into the real world for the students to understand. Not only does it seem very educational, but it has the fun factor that will reach many students who are sometimes difficult to reach with such difficult lessons. Great example, thanks for posting it!

This is a great way to introduce decimals, changing fractions to decimals, and you could even extend it to changing decimals to percents. Thank you for offering such a great idea. Having students shoot baskets is such an engaging way to keep the students entertained and learning. Thank you for also offering the different ways to extend the lesson. Thank you for sharing!