{"id":3172,"date":"2015-08-13T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/?p=3172"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:34","slug":"how-to-use-an-apple-to-explain-basic-fractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/how-to-use-an-apple-to-explain-basic-fractions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use an apple to explain basic fractions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gets hands on with an apple to explain basic fractions to your second grader.<\/p>\n

\"basic<\/a>Over here at Crafty Kids at Home, I love to get all 3 of my children involved in most of our activities. However, now that my eldest son is moving up into 2nd<\/sup> Class (equivalent to 2nd<\/sup> Grade) when he goes back to school later this month, I plan to support his growing needs with an activity all of his own once a week. To help motivate me with this new direction, I have joined forces with a group of like-mind bloggers to share themed activities for 7-8 year old second graders every Thursday.<\/p>\n

We started up last week sharing activities with a Back to School theme, including our own tips on how to set up a homework station for a second grader<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

This week\u2019s theme is apples and I decided to use an apple to help explain basic fractions to my son. When he goes into 2nd<\/sup> class they will be covering the concepts of a whole, halves and quarters, so this was a nice introduction to this new topic for him.<\/p>\n

For some last minute ideas on how to personalise your back to school supplies, check out my handy Top 10<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

How to use an apple to explain basic fractions to a second grader<\/h2>\n

Before starting the activity I painted 3 paper plates to look like apples and marked one as whole, divided the second into halves and the third into quarters.<\/p>\n

We began the activity by looking up the definition of a fraction in Liam\u2019s new school dictionary. This was on his school book list for the first time, so it was handy to have a good look around it before he uses it in school.<\/p>\n

Fraction (noun) 1. A number that is not a whole number for example \u00bd or 0.5. 2. A small part of something (taken from Fallons Oxford English Dictionary)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We then took a good look at the whole apple before cutting it into two halves. To further emphasise the concept of two halves making a whole, we placed the two halves of chopped apple onto the corresponding painted paper plate.<\/p>\n

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Getting hands on with a new learning concept it a great way to actively involve your child in the concept, which should help them to retain the information learned. <\/em><\/p>\n

We repeated the exercise by cutting the apple halves into 4 quarters and placed these onto the correct paper plate.<\/p>\n

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Liam grasped the concepts very well and then had fun munching on his apple and thinking about what comes after quarters\u2026<\/p>\n

Follow our Second Grade Activities Pinterest board.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Here are the rest of \u00a0the activities being shared by the rest of the Second Grade Blogging Team:<\/p>\n

Apple Array Practice for Second Grade<\/a> from Look! We’re Learning!<\/p>\n

Apples Graphing Activity<\/a> from Sallie Borrink Learning<\/p>\n

Free Number Order Printable Apples<\/a> from Life Over C’s<\/p>\n

Preserve an apple from getting brown<\/a> from Planet Smarty Pants<\/p>\n

Apple Descriptions {adjectives}<\/a> from School Time Snippets<\/p>\n

Nouns and Verbs – Apple Theme<\/a> from 123 Homeschool 4 Me<\/p>\n

Black and White Apple Prints<\/a>: A Lesson in Contrast from Creative Family Fun<\/p>\n

Apple Toothpick Tower Challenge<\/a> from Preschool Powol Packets<\/p>\n

\"Free<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>You might also like:<\/h3>\n

Make Fractions Fun with Chocolate<\/a><\/h3>\n

Create you own Superhero Comic Strip<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fine Motor Tools Pom Pom Drop<\/a><\/h3>\n

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