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Unit 6 - Lesson 8 - Grade 2: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 2 Unit 6
Lesson 8: Are All Pieces Created Equal?
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 2 Unit 6
Lesson 8: Are All Pieces Created Equal?
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Lesson: Are All Pieces Created Equal?

Number Talk: 5 Ones (Warm Up)

1.

Find the value of each expression mentally.

2.

Find the value of each expression mentally.

3.

Find the value of each expression mentally.

4.

Find the value of each expression mentally.

Make Quarters and Halves

Lin wanted to partition this square into quarters. She started by splitting the square into halves.


After she drew the first line, she tried 3 different ways
to make fourths.

5.

Which of these shows fourths or quarters?

6.

Explain and share with your partner.

7.
Name the shaded piece.


Shape A has a _______ shaded.
8.
Name the shaded piece.


Shape B has a _______ shaded.
9.

Show 2 different ways to partition the rectangle into quarters or fourths. Shade in a fourth of each rectangle.

10.

Show 2 different ways to partition the square into halves.

Shade in a half of each square.

Make Equal Pieces

11.

Lin, Mai, and Andre were asked to shade in a third of a shape.

Do all their shapes show a third shaded? Explain and share with a partner.

12.

Partition the rectangle into thirds and shade a third of the shape.

13.

Diego’s dad made 2 square pans of cornbread and sliced them up for the family.


Diego’s little brother was upset because he thought his piece of cornbread was smaller than Diego’s.

What would you tell him?

Cool Down: Paint a Picture
14.

Andre and Noah each had a sheet of paper that was the same size.

They each painted part of their paper.


Andre says he painted more than Noah. Do you agree? Explain.