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Lesson 4

Children sing an equal sharing song, share blocks fairly, and make a hopscotch game by dividing a chalk circle into equal slices.

Circle Time

Blocks and More Blocks   
10 min.

 
A group of preschoolers sit around two unequal towers of blocks. Two children point to a tower, counting its blocks.

Help Gracie and Leo share blocks equally.

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Two Red Apples   
5–10 min.

 
A girl holds up two fingers on each hand during a game of Two Red Apples.

Children sing the “Two Red Apples” song.

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Learning Centers

Park Play   
10–15 min. 

 
A young girl holds an iPad showing the Gracie and Friends Park Play app on-screen.

Digital Learning Center: There is so much to share at the park! Children share apples and hula hoops among friends and divide up pies for birds.

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Breakfast Time   
10–15 min. 

 
Close-up of a child’s hands holding an iPad that shows the home screen of the Gracie and Friends Breakfast Time app.

Digital Learning Center: Children divide and share breakfast foods equally among a group of friends.

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Block Tower   
15 min.

 
A preschool girl in a blue shirt points to one of two block towers. A child in a red shirt and the teacher watch her count.

Hands-On Learning Center: Children share blocks equally and build towers.

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Park Play Board Game   
15–20 min.

 
The Park Play Board Game is set up on a table with six red chairs in a preschool classroom.

Hands-On Learning Center: Players move around the board game and solve equal-sharing problems.

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Equal Sharing Books   
10–15 min.

 
A preschool boy sits in a chair and turns a page in the book The Doorbell Rang.

Book Corner: Children read books about sharing equally.

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Outdoors

Hopscotch Circle   
15–20 min.

 
A preschool boy in a blue and red outfit jumps above a chalk circle with lines dividing it into slices. A teacher and another child watch.

Children draw a sliced circle with chalk and jump over the slices.

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