He was super excited about these!
Is two too young to start learning fractions? I personally don't think so. =) I'm always looking at ways to save on educational games and activities. I bought some foam sheets for a craft I am planning on doing with the Moppets (preschoolers) in my MOPS (Mother's of Preschool) group. I am in charge of Moppets this coming year and am planning on doing some cool things with that. But until then I was thinking, what else could I do with them? Then it hit me, I could make some fractions! My son loved them! He's only two so he doesn't necessarily get what a fraction is, but they were an instant hit and he loved putting the pieces together.Here's how to make fraction circles. I took 4 colors (green, yellow, blue, and white) of foam sheets and drew a circle on each one. I left one circle whole, cut one in two, another in three, and the last one in four. I wrote on the circle pieces what they represent (1/1, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4). Then I explained it to my son and let him put the pieces and colors together. I would say something like, "this is one-half of a circle. If you have two halves and put them together that makes one circle." He also counted the different color pieces and enjoyed playing with them. There are a lot of ways you can use this inexpensive learning tool. Eventually I'll make more fraction circles but I thought four was plenty to start out with. If you have an older child they would get even more out of this activity.
