Conceptual Mathematics / module 2 of 4
Fair Shares: Fractions on the Plate
Fractions begin as fairness: halves, quarters, and thirds discovered by sharing real food and objects equally.
Guide
Hand the child one roti or a slice of bread and say: 'Share this fairly between us.' Let them fold or cut. Introduce the word half only after they have made one. Repeat with four people for quarters. The key question every time: 'Are the shares equal? How do you know?' Never start with written fractions; the notation comes weeks after the folding.
Material
- Paper circles for folding practice
- Fraction fold cards (platform library)
Activities
Kitchen: cut fruit into halves and quarters at snack time daily. Paper folding: fold squares into 2, 4, and 8 equal parts and colour one part. Fairness court: child judges whether staged unequal shares are fair and fixes them.
You will need
Everyday food at snack time, paper, colours.
Check yourself
Child divides an object into equal halves and quarters, names the parts, and rejects an unequal share as not a real half.
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