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🍕 Finding Quarters

Split shapes and groups into four equal parts and name each one a quarter — like folding paper into fourths or sharing 12 treats among 4 friends.

lessons

~15 min

to learn

🔢 Math

subject

Ages 6–12

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What you’ll learn

What Is a Quarter?Recognise and name a quarter as one of four equal parts.A quarter is one of four equal parts of a whole. It only counts as a quarter when all four parts are exactly the same size. A quarter is also called a fourth.
Quarters of ShapesFold or partition a shape into four equal parts and name each a quarter.Folding a shape in half and then in half again makes four equal parts. Each part is a quarter. If the parts are different sizes, they are not real quarters.
Quarters of GroupsFind a quarter of a group by sharing into four equal groups.To find a quarter of a group of objects, share them into four equal groups. A quarter of 12 is 3, and a quarter of 8 is 2. Sharing fairly is the key to finding quarters.

Questions this course answers

You fold a paper in half, then in half again. How many equal parts?

Two folds make four equal parts — quarters.

You share 12 cookies equally among 4 friends. How many does each get?

12 shared into 4 equal groups is 3 each.

Grounded in trusted sources

Khan Academy Kids
PBS Kids — early math
NAEYC — early math learning
Britannica Kids

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