Summary
A hands-on math lesson that breaks graham crackers into equal shares to introduce fractions. Children partition a whole into two and four equal parts and learn to call them halves and fourths.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
After watching “Graham Cracker Fractions” together:
- What does it mean for parts to be 'equal'?
- How many equal parts make halves? How many make fourths?
- If you break a cracker into 4 equal pieces, what is one piece called?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: fraction, equal, whole, half, fourth
Draw a rectangle 'cracker'. Split it into 4 equal parts and shade one fourth. Label the parts.