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Related Activities at Home

Finding Fair Shares Your child can practice partitioning objects into equal shares. Ask your child, “Let's cut your sandwich into halves. How many different ways can we cut your sandwich so it becomes two equal pieces?” and “Can we cut this pan of cornbread into thirds? … What about fourths?”

Math and Literature

Below are some suggestions of children's books that contain relevant ideas about geometry and fractions. Most of them can be found in your school or local library.

Adler, David A. Shape Up!

Bednar, Sylvia. Flags of the World.

Burns, Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle.

Dodds, Dayle Ann. Full House: An Invitation to Fractions.

Franco, Betsy. Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails.

Greene, Rhonda Growler. When a Line Bends … A Shape Begins.

Murphy, Stuart J. Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes.

Napoli, Donna Jo. The Wishing Club: A Story About Fractions.

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