Craft Day: Halves and Fourths
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Fold and cut paper shapes into equal parts.
Equal shares
Equal shares are all the same size. Look closely at each shape.
1.
Lily cuts a paper plate into 2 pieces. One piece is big and one piece is small. Did she cut the plate into halves?
2.
Circle each shape that is split into fourths.
3.
Marco cuts a paper rectangle into 2 equal parts.
Each part is called a .
4.
Jamal has a paper rectangle. He folds it in half. Then he folds it in half again. He opens it up. How many equal parts does it have now?
equal parts
Name the parts
Look at the shaded part. Name it.
5.
Maya paints part of a paper plate. What part of the plate is painted?
6.
Ben colors part of a paper rectangle. What part of the rectangle is colored?
7.
Match each shape to the words that tell about its shaded part.
8.
Rosa cuts a paper plate into fourths for a flower craft.
It takes fourths to make the whole plate.
9.
Kai cuts a paper rectangle into 4 equal parts. Which words name these parts? Choose all that are right.
Bigger or smaller shares
Think about the size of each share.
10.
Ana and Theo each have a paper plate. The plates are the same size. Ana cuts her plate into halves. Theo cuts his plate into fourths. Whose pieces are bigger?
11.
Sort each sentence. Is it true or false?
12.
Zoe cuts a paper circle into 4 pieces. The pieces are all different sizes. She says she made fourths. Is Zoe right? Explain.