Slice those pieces and mix it up! In this lesson that follows “Slice It Up! Part One,” students will begin recognizing different ways to create equal shares in whole shapes, creating a fraction poster by the end of the lesson.

This tasty lesson will teach second graders about fractions using cookies.

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

In this hands on lesson, students create squares with different fraction pieces while building their knowledge of adding fractions with different denominators.

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.

Get your students excited to learn about fractions with this hands on lesson. Working in groups will help students learn from each other and share ideas.