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1 Let's look together
A quarter is one of four equal parts. All four parts must be equal.
Fold a rectangle in half, then in half again. Open it. You can see four equal parts. Each part is a quarter.
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
I share eight counters onto four plates. Each gets two. One quarter of eight is two.
3 Your turn
Share twelve blocks equally between four plates. What is one quarter of twelve?
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Let's check together
Three. Four groups of three make twelve.
4 Try it away from the page
Show a quarter and a half on folded paper. Explain why a half of that same whole is bigger.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Prerequisite: halves and sharing. Compare fractions of the same whole. Keep the four-part partition equal.
Use large counters, blocks and paper before symbols. Revisit a lesson until the child can show and explain the idea. Numbers grow from 0–10 to 20, then 100; these pages are not a one-sitting course.