Lesson: Dividing Shapes into Equal Parts Mathematics • 2nd Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to divide shapes into halves, thirds, and quarters and describe why equal parts can have different shapes.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

partition rectangles or circles into two, three, or four equal parts using horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines,
recognize that each fractional part of a rectangle or circle is a fraction of the whole,
recognize that equal parts do not need to be the same shape.

Q1:

Pick the rectangle that has one quarter shaded.

Pick another way to shade one-quarter of the rectangle.

Q2:

James and Natalie both partitioned the same rectangle into quarters.

Pick another way to divide the rectangle into quarters.

Q3:

Pick the rectangle that is divided into quarters.