Teacher Notes
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Take a handful of counters (e.g.,
connecting cubes, beans, tiles) and
display them for the students.
1–3. Answers will vary depending on
the number of counters in the
handful.
4. When appropriate, prompt
students to begin by drawing plates
for each person who will receive a
share. Ask:
- How many people will share the counters?
- How many plates will you draw?
- How are you going to share the
counters? (Responses will vary.
Possible responses: Place one
counter at a time on the plates
until they are all shared. I kept
moving the counters around
until the plates all had the
same number of counters.)
F. Sharing Counters 
Pull a handful of counters. How would you share the counters fairly with:
- two people? Two groups of ______ and ______ left over
- three people? Three groups of ______ and ______ left over
- four people? Four groups of ______ and ______ left over
- Draw pictures to show how you shared the counters in Question 3.
