Setup: We're finishing lunch at Eddington's amidst a morning of errands. After lunch, we'll be heading to Target and then home. We've gotten the kid's meal, which comes with a cookie. Ella (5) and Melanie (2.75) are both trying to lay claim to the lone cookie.
Jen: We can break this cookie into 4 pieces. Then everyone has some. Plus, if you're good at Target, we can get 2 more cookies, break each in half, and everyone gets another piece. That way everyone gets a cookie, just not all at one time.
<Time passes and we're getting close to putting on coats.>
Ella: I've got an idea. We could get *three* cookies at Target. If we broke each in half, and then in half again, Melanie could have 3 pieces, Mommy could have 3 pieces, and I could have 3 pieces. Daddy could have what's left. That way everyone gets a *full* cookie.
(So, it would seem that the concept of fractions is setting in just fine with our Kindergartener. Now, if the northbound train leaves the station at ...)
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