Katelyn's Fair Share Mat and Game
My students had a lot of fun listening to this story and helping Katelyn make fair shares for all her friends. I read them a few pages and then had them go back and solve each problem individually at their seats using Katelyn's Fair Share mat (see resources page). At the end of the end of the story they had to figure out how many cookies each friend would get, including the little ant!
After working individually with the mats, they played Katelyn's Fair Share game with partners. They enjoyed the game so much that I sent it home that night as part of their math homework. They were excited to share this game with their families!
My students had a lot of fun listening to this story and helping Katelyn make fair shares for all her friends. I read them a few pages and then had them go back and solve each problem individually at their seats using Katelyn's Fair Share mat (see resources page). At the end of the end of the story they had to figure out how many cookies each friend would get, including the little ant!
After working individually with the mats, they played Katelyn's Fair Share game with partners. They enjoyed the game so much that I sent it home that night as part of their math homework. They were excited to share this game with their families!
Hope you enjoy this email and pictures I received from Julie Regh, a Kindergarten teacher at the Zhuhai International School in China:
"I read Katelyn's Fair Share Picnic to my class the other week and they LOVED the book! Then we set up a fair share picnic of our own in our classroom, complete with a basket, picnic mat, plates, bowls, play food and chopsticks. The kids had a blast. We do station rotations during math time. I put 12 pieces of play fruit in the center because some of our math groups are 2, 3, or 4 kids. They all made some great observations about how they could divide up the food. And if there just weren't enough people at their picnic for them, then the classroom pet, Churchill the stuffed animal bull dog, made an appearance."
"I read Katelyn's Fair Share Picnic to my class the other week and they LOVED the book! Then we set up a fair share picnic of our own in our classroom, complete with a basket, picnic mat, plates, bowls, play food and chopsticks. The kids had a blast. We do station rotations during math time. I put 12 pieces of play fruit in the center because some of our math groups are 2, 3, or 4 kids. They all made some great observations about how they could divide up the food. And if there just weren't enough people at their picnic for them, then the classroom pet, Churchill the stuffed animal bull dog, made an appearance."
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