Introduction to Fractions: Quarters

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Super Sharers: All About Quarters! 🍕

Hey, Math Explorer! Imagine you have a yummy, round pizza, and three of your best friends come over. That makes four of you! How can you share the pizza so everyone gets the exact same amount? You're right! You have to cut it into four equal pieces.

When we take one whole thing and divide it into four equal parts, each part is called a quarter. Another word for it is a fourth. So, you and your three friends each get one quarter of the pizza!

A whole circle

Cut into 4 quarters!

A whole square

Cut into 4 fourths!

🚀 Super Quarter Facts!

A quarter is one of four EQUAL parts of a whole.
Another name for a quarter is a fourth.
It takes four quarters to make one whole thing again!

Which is Bigger: A Half or a Quarter?

Let's think about our pizza again. If it was just you and one friend, you would cut the pizza in half. You would get one of two equal pieces. But with four people, you get a quarter.

Look at the pieces. A half is much bigger than a quarter! That's because when you share with fewer people, everyone gets a bigger slice.

So, by cutting the pizza into four quarters, you shared it perfectly and fairly with all your friends. You are a fraction superstar and a super sharer! Keep up the amazing work!

Sample questions

1. Look at these shapes. Which shape is divided into four *equal* parts?

○ A: A square divided into 4 parts, but two are small triangles and two are large rectangles (unequal).

○ B: A circle divided into 3 equal parts.

○ C: A rectangle divided into 2 equal parts.

✓ D: A circle divided into 4 equal parts (like a pizza cut into quarters).

Answer: D: A circle divided into 4 equal parts (like a pizza cut into quarters). — Remember, for quarters, all the pieces must be the same size.

2. This pie is cut into four equal pieces. One piece is shaded. What do we call the shaded piece?

✓ A: A quarter

○ B: A half

○ C: A whole

○ D: A third

Answer: A: A quarter — How many equal pieces make up the whole pie?

3. Which picture shows one quarter of the shape shaded?

○ A: A square with 2 out of 4 equal parts shaded (looks like a half).

✓ B: A rectangle with 1 out of 4 equal parts shaded.

○ C: A circle with 1 out of 3 equal parts shaded.

○ D: A triangle with 1 out of 2 equal parts shaded.

Answer: B: A rectangle with 1 out of 4 equal parts shaded. — A quarter means one piece out of four equal pieces.

Skills in this topic

Divide a whole into four equal parts and name each part as a 'quarter' or 'fourth'.
Represent quarters using pictorial models (e.g., shapes, sets of objects).
Understand that four quarters make a whole.
Compare halves and quarters of the same whole, explaining the difference in size.
Design a way to share a pizza equally among four friends, explaining the concept of quarters.

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