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Last time, one apple made two fair halves for Leo and Mia. Today four friends sit at Meadow Lane, and Leo brings one flatbread from the stall.
Leo cuts the flatbread in half. Two pieces, four friends. What should he do next?
Finding quarters (age 5+)
Recognise, find, and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape, or quantity
What a learner can do afterwards
- Fold a shape into four equal parts and identify each as 'a quarter'
- Find a quarter of 12 objects by sharing into 4 equal groups
- Identify whether a shape has been divided into quarters (four equal parts)
1 · Read
A half is two equal parts. Cut each half again. Now you have four equal parts. Each part is called a quarter. All four parts must be the same size.
Tap to shade 1 of the 4 parts.
Try it together
Mia brings 8 apples for four friends. She shares them into 4 equal groups. Each group gets 2 apples. A quarter of 8 is 2. Four parts that do not match are not quarters.
Tap each apple and count out loud.
Good to know
Not sure? Lay one piece on top of another. If they match exactly, they are real quarters.
A quarter means four equal parts, all the same size.
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