What this lesson shows
A round pizza cut into 2, 4, then 8 equal slices: halves, fourths, eighths. More equal parts makes each part smaller. Eight slices of different sizes are not eighths.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: pizza (question 1). Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- 2 equal parts: halves
- 4 equal parts: fourths
- 8 equal parts: eighths
- More parts, smaller parts
- Not the same size: not eighths
Helping at home
Fold a paper circle in half, then in half again, then once more, and count 8 equal parts: eighths. Name each part: one half, one fourth, one eighth. Ask which part is bigger, and whether 8 parts of different sizes are eighths.
If your kid gets stuck
Are the parts the same size?
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.