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Make Four Equal Shares
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Today I am practising: partitioning a rectangle into fourths
1
Draw a rectangle. Divide it into four equal strips.
2
Draw the same-size rectangle. Divide it into four equal boxes using one horizontal and one vertical middle line.
3
Label one share in each drawing one fourth.
4
Shade two fourths in one drawing. How much of the rectangle is shaded?
5
Draw four parts that are unequal. Explain why they are not fourths.
6
Explain why a strip and a box can each be one fourth of their own equal-size rectangle.
- Use folding or a ruler to locate midpoints.
- Keep the wholes the same size when comparing strip and box arrangements.
- Accept two fourths before asking whether the child notices one half.