Paper pizza and fractions

Children make a paper pizza with toppings and divide it into equal slices.

Steps

1. Each child gets a card circle (the pizza base) and cuts toppings out of coloured paper.
2. The teacher gives an order: tomatoes on half, mushrooms on a quarter, cheese everywhere.
3. Children fold the circle in half and into quarters to see where the toppings go.
4. Younger children count the toppings; older ones write the fractions: 1/2, 1/4, 3/4.
5. Finally, in pairs, children place orders for each other and check that they were followed.

Tip: For preschoolers, halving and counting toppings up to five is enough.

Materials needed

• Coloured A4 card (1 sheet per 2 children)
• Coloured paper (1 pad per 4 children)
• Glue stick (1 per child)