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⭕ Halves and Quarters of Shapes

Cut circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, and use the words halves, fourths, and quarters like a pro.

lessons

~15 min

to learn

🔢 Math

subject

Ages 6–12

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What you’ll learn

Cutting CirclesPartition circles into two and four equal shares and name them.One line through a circle's middle makes two equal halves; two crossing lines make four equal quarters. A quarter and a fourth are the same thing — one of four equal parts.
Cutting RectanglesPartition rectangles into two and four equal shares and use the words halves, fourths, and quarters.A rectangle cut down the middle makes two equal halves; cutting both ways makes four equal quarters. Halves and quarters must be equal shares — uneven pieces don't count. Two equal shares are halves; four are fourths or quarters.

Questions this course answers

You draw one line through the middle of a circle. What do you get?

One line through the middle makes two equal halves.

A quarter is the same as a…

Quarter and fourth both mean one of four equal parts.

How many cuts turn a rectangle into four equal quarters?

One cut each way — two cuts — makes four equal boxes.

Which shape is split into equal shares?

Only equal-sized parts count as halves or quarters.

Grounded in trusted sources

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

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