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Watermelon Fraction Paper Plate Craft

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Math can be exciting and fun to learn in everyday life! Cool math games exist and are actually easy to bring into your child’s learning.

Watermelon Fraction Paper Plate Craft

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Watermelon Fraction Paper Plate Craft

Materials for Paper Plate Craft

  • 3 white dinner-size paper plates
  • Green paint
  • Red paint
  • Black marker or paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • Metal brad
  • Hole punch

How to Make Paper Plate Fractions

  • Paint the center of each paper plate red.
  • Paint the outer circle of the paper plate green, leaving white between the two colors.
  • Leave one plate whole but cut the other two with one being in half and the other in quarters.
  • Using black paint or a permanent marker, draw seeds on each plate and label the plates with the correct fraction.
  • For the halves and the quarter plates, punch a hole in the middle.
  • Place the two halves together and thread a brad through the holes.
  • Fasten the brad on the back.
  • Then, place the quarter pieces together and thread a brad through the holes. Fasten the brad on the back.
Watermelon Fraction Paper Plate Craft

Math learning does not have to be boring and frustrating! Make math fun for kids by adding a bit of creativity and a bit of crafty magic.

Watermelon Fraction Paper Plate Craft

Watermelon Fractions

Materials

  • 3 white dinner-size paper plates
  • Green paint
  • Red paint
  • Black marker or paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • Metal brad
  • Hole punch

Instructions

    1. Paint the center of each paper plate red.
    2. Paint the outer circle of the paper plate green, leaving white between the two colors.
    3. Leave one plate whole but cut the other two with one being in half and the other in quarters.
    4. Using black paint or a permanent marker, draw seeds on each plate and label the plates with the correct fraction.
    5. For the halves and the quarter plates, punch a hole in the middle.
    6. Place the two halves together and thread a brad through the holes.
    7. Fasten the brad on the back.
    8. Then, place the quarter pieces together and thread a brad through the holes. Fasten the brad on the back.
© Marnie Craycroft

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About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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