Shapes and Equal Shares Lesson Plans

Students will use their hands to mold clay into shapes, then divide those shapes into equal and unequal quarters.

Provide students with an opportunity to identify the wholes that are correctly divided into halves, thirds, and fourths (equal shares). Use this activity alone as a support lesson or alongside Cookie Fractions Fun.

Who wouldn't want to split a birthday cake with their best friend? In this lesson, students will practise dividing circles and rectangles into halves as they develop an understanding of equal shares.