Summary
Out trick-or-treating, Peg and Cat learn to share their candy into fair, equal shares — even with a new 'friend' who turns out to be a real (but friendly) tiger. (Paired episode: shares a video with The Parade Problem.)
Viewer safety
All agesMild peril
A clanking 'metal monster' and a tiger appear, but both turn out friendly — playful, not frightening.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Peg and Cat figure out how to share candy *fairly* so everyone gets an equal amount.
- What does it mean to share something *fairly*? How can you check that the shares are equal?
- If you had 6 treats and 3 friends, how many would each friend get?
- Use a position word to say where the tiger is hiding — *behind*, *in front of*, *beside*?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: fair share, equal, same amount, half.
Try it: Take 8 counters and share them equally between 2 people, then between 4 people. How many does each person get each time?