Giant Cupcakes

In this lesson, students read about a girl who cuts a giant cupcake she brings to school.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can split shapes or objects into two equal parts and identify that each part is a half. 

WIDA Standard 4 (Math): Recognize halves as equal shares of a whole.

WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use everyday context words to describe equal parts (e.g., “half a cupcake”).

WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames to retell (e.g., “We each had half.” “Two halves make a whole.”).

LANGUAGE: English