Make Fourths (1/4)
✖️ The Cross Chop! How do you perfectly share a pizza with 4 friends? Chop straight down, then chop straight across!
Do this: Read the concept below, then try the quiz or activity.
Concept
We finally made it up to Fourths!
🎯 The Rules of Fourths (Quarters!): 1. You must slice the shape into exactly FOUR equal parts. 2. The math word for "Four pieces" is Fourths. 3. A single piece is called "One-Fourth"! (Written as 1/4).
🎯 The Secret Nickname: Another word for "Fourths" is QUARTERS. * Just like a dollar is chopped into 4 Quarters! * If a shape is chopped into 4 pieces, each piece is a Quarter.
Try it
Cross chop the pizza!
Instructions: Identify if the shape shows Fourths (Four equal pieces!).
Problem 1: A square has a giant PLUS SIGN (+) drawn inside it, making 4 tiny equal squares. * Does it show Fourths? (Yes / No)
Problem 2: A circle has a giant X drawn in it, making 4 equal pizza slices. * Is each slice secretly called a "Quarter"? (Yes / No)
Problem 3: A long rectangle is chopped by straight lines into 5 equal pieces. * Does it show Fourths? * Answer: ________
Problem 4: If you eat 3 pieces of a pizza that was chopped into Fourths, what fraction did you eat? * (Top number = what you ate! Bottom number = total pieces!). * Answer: ___ / ___