Fractions

This week in math, students were introduced to the concept of fractions. The children learned what a fraction was and how to go about representing the part. We also practiced using fractions with a number of story problems involving pizzas, pies, sandwiches, etc.  Students worked on showing a half, third, and quarter while working with cutting and dividing up parts in small groups. Students also played a fun whole class bingo game. INQUIRE with your child which fraction is biggest and which is smallest using 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4. How would they go about sharing three pizzas between two friends?