GradeLevel

1stGrade
Standard
CC.2.3.1.A.2Usetheunderstandingoffractionstopartitionshapesintohalvesand
quarters.
Objectives
Inthislesson,studentsfocusonpartitioningshapesintoequalparts.Studentswill:
partitioncirclesandrectanglesintotwoand/orfourequalshares.
understandthatsmallershapesaremadewhendividingshapesintomoreparts.
explainthatequalsizedfractionsofthesamewholeareequal.
EssentialQuestions
Howcantheapplicationoftheattributesofgeometricshapessupportmathematical
reasoningandproblemsolving?
Howarespatialrelationships,includingshapeanddimension,usedtodraw,construct,
model,andrepresentrealsituationsorsolveproblems?
BigIdeas
Geometricrelationshipscanbedescribed,analyzed,andclassifiedbasedonspatial
reasoningand/orvisualization.
Patternsexhibitrelationshipsthatcanbeextended,described,andgeneralized.
Vocabulary
Equalto:Thesamevalueas.
Fourth:Oneoffourequalparts.
Fraction:Partofawhole.
HalfCircle:Oneoftwoequalpartsofacircle.
Half/Halves:Oneormoreoftwoequalpartsofawhole.
QuarterCircle:Oneoffourequalpartsofacircle.
Quarterof:Oneoffourequalparts.
Duration
6090minutes
Materials
AFairBearsSharebyStuartJ.Murphy.HarperCollins.
cookiecutters
FillItgame(M142_FillItGameandSpinner.docx)
FoldingandDividingShapesactivity(M142_FoldingandDividingShapes.docx)
Lesson2FormativeAssessmentChecklist(M142_Lesson2FormativeAssessment
Checklist.docx)
SharingBreadAssessment(M142_FormativeAssessmentSharingBread.docx)
playdough(Therearemanyplaydoughrecipesavailable,ontheInternetandelsewhere.
Chooseoneyoulike,makingsuretheingredientsusedarehealthyandsafeforall
students.)
playdoughcards(M142_PlayDoughCards.docx)
spinner(M142_Spinner.docx)
vocabularywords(M142_Lesson2VocabularyWordsforWordWall.docx)
paperclipstouseasspinners

RelatedUnitandLessonPlans
Describing,Composing,andPartitioningShapes
DescribingShapes
ThreeDimensionalShapes
BigIdeas
Geometricrelationshipscanbedescribed,analyzed,andclassifiedbased
onspatialreasoningand/orvisualization.

Patternsexhibitrelationshipsthatcanbeextended,described,and
generalized.

Concepts
Fractions

Competencies
Partitioncirclesandrectanglesintotwoandfourequalshares.Understand
thatdecomposingintomoreequalsharescreatessmallershares.
Formativeassessments
Lesson2FormativeAssessmentChecklist(M142_Lesson2Formative
AssessmentChecklist.docx)
FormativeAssessmentSharingBread(M142_FormativeAssessment
SharingBread.docx)

InstructionalProcedures

LastnightImadesomepumpkinbreadatmyhouse.ItoldMrs.Smith
aboutitandshesaiditsoundedreallyyummy.ItoldherIwouldsharethe
pieceIbroughttodaywithheratlunch.IwonderhowIshouldshareit.I
wonderifanyofyouhaveanygoodwaysthatIcouldsharemybread.Right
nowIamgoingtohaveyoukeepyourideastoyourself.AfterIreadthebook
ABearsFairShare,wewilltalkaboutyourideas.
ReadthebookABearsFairSharebyStuartJ.Murphy.Discussequalsharesand
whatishappeninginthebook.Clearupanymisconceptionsstudentsmayhave
aboutthebook.
Wearegoingtoaddsomenewvocabularywordstoourmathwordwall.
Letsseeifwecansharethemeaningofthesewordsbeforeweputthemup.
Thinkaboutourdiscussionaboutthebook.Addvocabularywordstoyour
wordwall(M142_Lesson2VocabularyWordsforWordWall.docx).If
needed,addpicturestohelpexplainsomeofthevocabularywords.
Okay,howmanyofyouthinkyoucanhelpmecomeupwithawaytoshare
mybreadwithMrs.Smith?Rememberthatyoucanusethevocabularywe

arelearningtohelpyouwithyouridea.Letsmakesureyouunderstand
whatthewordsmean.Imgoingtogiveeachofyouacookiecutter,play
dough,acraftstick,andacoupleofcards.
Displaydirectionsontheboardorachartasyoutalkthroughthem.Modelyour
expectationspriortohandingoutanysuppliestostudents.Youaregoingto:
1.Flattentheplaydough.
2.Usethecookiecutterandcutoutyourshapefromtheplaydough.
3.Drawacardfromthepileinthemiddleofyourgroup(M142_PlayDough
Cards.docx).
4.Usethecraftsticktodivideyourshapeaccordingtooneofthecardsyouhave.
5.Putacardbyyourshapethatdescribeswhatyoudid.
Iwillcomearoundandchecktoseeifyoudividedyourshapecorrectly.
Duringthistime,clearupmisconceptionsandaskstudentsabouttheir
understanding.Tellstudentstotryanothershapeorcardiftheygotthefirstone
correct.Inaddition,usethistimeasaformativeassessmenttorecordstudent
understanding(M142_Lesson2FormativeAssessmentChecklist.docx).
Possiblequestionstoaskstudentsorconversationstartersinclude
Explainhowyoudividedyourshape.
Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappentothishalfifyoudivideditagain?
Howmanypartswouldtherectanglehaveifyoudivideditintoquarters?
Youhadtwocircles.Whicharelargerthehalvesorthefourths?
Howmanyhalvesareinarectangle?
Howmanyfourthsareequaltoonehalf?
Howwouldyoudescribethisshape?
Howarethesetwopartsalike?
Howarethesepartsdifferent?
Howdidyoudivideyourcircleintoequalparts?

Whenstudentshavehadtimetodividetheshapesintohalvesandquarters,have
themcleanupandbringthembacktoacommonspotlikethecarpet.
Wearealmostreadyforlunchandthenitwillbetimeformetosharemy
breadwithMrs.Smith.Iamgoingtogiveeachofyouachancetoexplain
yourideaofhowIshouldequallysharemybreadwithMrs.Smith.Onthis
pieceofpaper(M142_FormativeAssessmentSharingBread.docx),Ihavea
pictureofarectangle.IwantyoutopretendthatthisrectangleisthebreadI
amgoingtosharewithMrs.Smith.ShowhowIshoulddividemybread.
BelowtherectangleIwantyoutoexplainwhyIshoulddividethebreadthat
way.Finally,Iwantyoutoexplainhowyouknowitisfair.Iwillcollectyour
paperswhenyouaredone.
Extension:
1 Routine:Forseveraldays,drawthreedifferentshapesontheboard.Roll
anumbercubewhosefacesallsayor,orusethespinner(M14
2_Spinner.docx).Haveonestudentcomeupanddivideoneoftheshapes

accordingtotherollorspin.Repeatthisprocessforalloftheshapes.
SmallGroup:Studentswhoarehavingdifficultiesdividingshapesand
understandingthatwhentheydivideashapeintofourthsandhalvestheyhave
equalpartscanparticipateinthefollowingactivities:
1
PlayDough:Workwithstudentsinasmallgroupand
repeattheplaydoughactivity,labelingthepartsofeachshapeasyou
explicitlyteachtheactivity.Repeatwithseveralshapes.
2
PaperFold:Usecircles,squares,andrectangles.Have
studentsfoldtheshapesintohalvesandfourthswithyourinstruction.
Thenhavethemdivideshapesonpaper(M142_FoldingandDividing
Shapes.docx).
Expansion:Studentswhohavemastereddividingshapescanparticipateinthe
followingactivities:
FillItGame(M142_FillItGameandSpinner.docx)
1 PatternBlocks:Studentsworkwithpatternblockstoexplorethe
relationshipbetweentheblocks.Haveadiscussionwithstudents.