Paper Plate Fraction Puzzles

How we did it:
Materials List
- paper plate
- markers
- scissors
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We spent time together coloring paper plates. This was his favorite part. He asked for more plates twice.
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Then we picked the plates we wanted to turn into puzzles. This was my big chance to sneak in a little talk about fractions. My kids are young so I just mentioned it and moved on. "How many pieces do you want this puzzle to be? Three? Ok I'll cut it into thirds."
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Then we spent time putting the puzzles together. The puzzles with stripes and polka dots turned out to be the most challenging and the solid plates were the easiest.
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Depending on the age of your child, you can give them the pieces to just one puzzle at a time or for a big challenge put all of the pieces in one big pile. I loved how simple this activity was to put together and the quality time we had while we did it.