PIZZA - FRACTIONS
You can introduce basic fractions to your children through the use of a pizza. |
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Cut a small pizza into four pieces. |
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Have your child count the pieces. |
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Remove one of the pieces and explain that you now hold one of the four pieces in your hand, while three of the four pieces or ¾ of the pizza is still on the plate. |
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Continue with the other pieces.
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SANDWICH - HALF vs. WHOLE
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While serving a sandwich to your child, ask him if he wants “half” of a sandwich or a “whole” sandwich. |
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While giving your child a class of juice, ask if she wants a “full” glass or a “half” glass. |
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SANDWICH – COUNTING
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When you serve your child a whole sandwich, ask her if she would like her sandwich cut into two pieces or into four pieces.
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SNACK PACK - COUNTING
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Let your child help make his own “snack pack”. |
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Set out small bowls of cereals, small candies, small crackers, pretzel sticks, etc. |
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Give your child a small zip-lock bag and have him place four or five of each small snack into his bag. |
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Let your child enjoy his “snack pack” as a snack on an outing or for anytime. |
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WATERMELON – COUNTING SEEDS
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Give your child a triangle of watermelon. |
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Have him spit out the seeds onto his plate. |
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When he is done, have him count the number of seeds he found in his section.
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PEAS IN THE POD – COUNTING
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Give your child a pea pod. |
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Have her open up the pod and count the number of peas in her pod. |
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BLUEBERRY PANCAKES – COUNTING
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When making blueberry pancakes, ask your child if he wants 4 or 5 blueberries in his pancake. |
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Have your child count the berries in his pancake before he eats it.
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ORANGE SECTIONS – COUNTING
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Peel an orange for your child. |
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Divide the orange into it’s sections. |
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Help your child count the number of sections in the orange. |
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Give your child half of the sections. How many would that be? |
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