Exploring Halves and Fourths in 1st Grade Math

What does it mean when something is divided into halves?

• Divided into two unequal parts

• Divided into four equal parts

• Divided into two equal parts

• Divided into three equal parts

What did Sarah's dad ask her to do with the pizzas?

• Cut one into halves and the other into thirds

• Cut both pizzas into halves

• Cut one into halves and the other into fourths

• Leave the pizzas as they are

What is the correct way to divide something into halves?

• Into three equal parts

• Into two unequal parts

• Into two equal parts

• Into four equal parts

How many parts do you get when you divide something into fourths?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• Five

What does a fourth or a quarter represent?

• One out of five equal parts

• One out of three equal parts

• One out of four equal parts

• One out of two equal parts

How did Sarah divide the first pizza?

• Into halves

• Into fourths

• Into thirds

• She did not divide it

Which square was divided into halves correctly?

• Square C

• Square B

• Square D

• Square A

Why were Square A and B not considered divided into halves?

• They were not divided

• They were divided into three parts

• They were divided into four equal parts

• They were divided into two parts, but not equally

What shape was divided into fourths correctly?

• Circle D

• Circle C

• Circle B

• Circle A

What mistake did Circle A make in attempting to show fourths?

• It was divided correctly into fourths

• It was divided into two parts

• It was divided into three parts

• It was not divided at all