Halves & Quarters of Shapes
Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares and describe them using the words halves, fourths, and quarters
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If you give your child a round pizza or a rectangular chocolate bar, can they divide it into four equal pieces and tell you each piece is called a quarter or a fourth?
Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares and describe them using the words halves, fourths, and quarters
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- Divide a circle into two equal halves
- Divide a rectangle into four equal quarters
- Describe the whole as 'two halves' or 'four quarters'
“If you give your child a round pizza or a rectangular chocolate bar, can they divide it into four equal pieces and tell you each piece is called a quarter or a fourth?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 6–7
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