Children are introduced to the concept of division.
Sharing pie is a great hands-on way to introduce the concept of d...
Children are introduced to the concept of division.
Sharing pie is a great hands-on way to introduce the concept of division!
What you'll need
- colored paper
- scissors
- pie pan
- marker
Step by step
Step 1
Cut a circle from colored paper to the size of the inside of a pie pan. Place the circle in the pan and tell children it is a pie. Encourage them to imagine what kind of pie it is. Perhaps it's a warm apple pie. Or maybe a pumpkin pie.
Step 2
Once children have decided what kind of pie it is, explain that right now the pie is in just one piece. One piece would be the whole pie. That is way too much for one person to eat! Ask, "How do you think we could divide this pie among two people? Use a marker to draw a line down the center of the circle.
Step 3
Ask, "Now how many pieces are there?" Then, ask children how they could divide the pie again to share among four people. Draw a line across your other line to create four pieces. Cut along the lines so you have four pieces of pie. Invite children to use the pie in the dramatic play area.
More ideas
Extend: While observing four pieces of pie in the pan, ask older children, "If you have two friends, do you have enough pieces of pie for everyone to have one? Do you have any pieces left over? How many?" How many pieces of pie would be needed to give each child in your setting one piece of pie? Can the children figure out how to divide the pie into that many slices?
Learning outcomes
Math
Number Sense, Quantity, and Operations
Grows in rote counting and sequencing of numbers to 10 and beyond; identifies some written numerals in everyday environment; begins to understand one-to-one correspondence; compares quantities and identifies more/less; begins to subitize (recognizes number of objects in a small set without counting - two blocks); begins to understand the last number counted in a set is the quantity of the set; understands ordinal terms (1st, 2nd, etc.).
Grows in rote counting and sequencing of numbers to 20 and beyond; identifies written numerals to at least 20; compares quantities in sets and identifies more/less/equal; subitizes (recognizes small number of objects in a set without counting - three blocks, dots on a die); understands and uses ordinal terms (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.).
Understands adding objects to a group makes it larger and taking away objects from a group makes it smaller.
Understands adding and subtracting from a set; begins to understand counting on from a given small set of objects (counting on from three to make eight); begins to understand dividing sets into parts up to fourths.
Math
Patterns, Sorting/Classifying, Reasoning
Uses simple strategies to solve mathematical problems and seeks answers to questions in play and daily activities; experiments with puzzles and blocks to create solutions; builds simple structures and works toward simple goals.
Uses multiple strategies to solve mathematical problems and seeks answers to questions in play and daily activities; begins to use mathematical language to explain a solution; solves puzzles, uses blocks to build structures to create solutions; moves through a process to reach a goal.
Language/Literacy
Expressive Language (Speaking)
Speaks more clearly and is understood by most familiar adults; asks simple questions to extend conversation; begins to use some verbal and nonverbal conversational rules; listens to and repeats words in world languages and sign language.
Speaks clearly and is understood by most familiar and unfamiliar adults; initiates asking questions and responds in conversation with others; shares opinions, experiences, and ideas with others; uses most verbal and nonverbal conversational rules appropriately; listens to, repeats, and recalls words expressed in world languages and sign language.
Converses with a rapidly expanding vocabulary; understands words and meanings from growing number of topics and learning domains; demonstrates understanding of some opposite concepts.
Demonstrates understanding and use of rapidly expanding vocabulary, including language of specific learning domains and more abstract concepts; identifies word pairs that describe opposite concepts.