Equal Parts Explorers: Discovering Fractions!

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:19 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about fractions by finding shapes that are cut into equal parts! We'll use our eyes to see if the pieces are the same size.

Video Resource

Practice Fractions - Math for 1st Grade

Kids Academy

Duration: 5:19
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Key Concepts

  • Equal parts
  • Fractions as equal shares
  • Recognizing shapes

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify shapes divided into equal parts.
  • Students will be able to differentiate between shapes divided into equal and unequal parts.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start by asking students what they know about sharing. If you share a cookie with a friend, do you want it cut evenly? Explain that equal parts are important in math too!
  • Video Time (7 mins)
    Watch the 'Practice Fractions - Math for 1st Grade' video by Kids Academy. Encourage students to pay close attention to how the teacher identifies equal parts in shapes.
  • Worksheet Activity (10 mins)
    Provide students with a worksheet containing various shapes, some divided into equal parts and some into unequal parts. Have them circle the shapes that are divided into equal parts, just like in the video.
  • Wrap-up (3 mins)
    Review the answers on the worksheet. Ask students to explain *why* they chose certain shapes as having equal parts and others as not having equal parts.

Interactive Exercises

  • Shape Sorting Game
    Draw different shapes on cards. Some shapes should be divided into equal parts, and others into unequal parts. Have students sort the cards into two piles: 'Equal Parts' and 'Not Equal Parts'.
  • Play Dough Fractions
    Provide students with play dough and plastic knives. Have them create shapes and try to cut them into equal parts (halves, fourths). Discuss whether or not their cuts resulted in equal pieces.

Discussion Questions

  • What does 'equal' mean?
  • Why is it important for the parts to be the same size when we talk about fractions?

Skills Developed

  • Visual discrimination
  • Critical thinking
  • Understanding of fractions

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which of these shapes is divided into equal parts?

Correct Answer: A square cut into 4 equal squares

Question 2:

What does 'equal' mean?

Correct Answer: The parts are all the same size

Question 3:

If you cut a pizza into equal parts, everyone gets a piece that is...

Correct Answer: The same size as everyone else's

Question 4:

Which shape is NOT divided into equal parts?

Correct Answer: A circle divided into four pieces that are different sizes

Question 5:

This shape is divided into halves. How many equal parts are there?

Correct Answer: Three

Question 6:

Which of these is a square that is divided into fourths?

Correct Answer: A square with four equal parts

Question 7:

You cut a sandwich in half for you and your friend. Do you want _____ parts?

Correct Answer: Equal

Question 8:

If a shape is divided into equal parts, the pieces look...

Correct Answer: The same

Question 9:

What shape has sides that are all the same size?

Correct Answer: Square

Question 10:

Is a rectangle with one very big part and one very small part equally split?

Correct Answer: No

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When we cut a shape into equal parts, each part is the ______.

Correct Answer: same

Question 2:

A shape split into two equal parts is called ____.

Correct Answer: halves

Question 3:

A shape with four equal parts is divided into ______.

Correct Answer: fourths

Question 4:

If you want to share fairly, you need to make sure everyone gets ______ parts.

Correct Answer: equal

Question 5:

Seeing if parts are the same size helps us understand _______.

Correct Answer: fractions

Question 6:

A circle can be split into equal parts like pieces of ____.

Correct Answer: pizza

Question 7:

When something is divided into equal parts, no one gets a part that is _______ than the others.

Correct Answer: bigger

Question 8:

You can divide a ________ into equal parts.

Correct Answer: shape

Question 9:

Two halves makes a ______ circle.

Correct Answer: whole

Question 10:

A square cut into four same-size pieces has _______ equal parts.

Correct Answer: four

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.3:Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of, and quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares. Understand for these examples that decomposing into more equal shares creates smaller shares. CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.1:Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.

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